Serum Zinc Levels in Cutaneous Disorders
P N Arora, K S Dhillon, S R Rajan, S K Sayal, A L Das, P N Arora, K S Dhillon, S R Rajan, S K Sayal, A L Das
Abstract
Serum zinc levels were studied in 75 patients of different cutaneous disorders and 24 healthy controls. It was found to be significantly lower in acne vulgaris (71.5 ± 21.5µgm/100ml), leprosy(85.9 ± 26.9µgm/100ml) and psoriasis (93.3 ± 25.9µgm/100ml) as compared to healthy controls (105.3 ± 30.1µgm/100ml). No significant correlation was found in other cutaneous disorders studied i.e. vitiligo and aphthous ulcers where serum zinc levels were found to be 97.3 ± 26.6 µgm/100ml and 105.2 ± 23.5 µgm/100ml respectively.
Keywords: Acne vulgaris; Aphthous ulcers; Leprosy; Psoriasis; Vitiligo; Zinc.
Source: PubMed