VITAMIN-D ANALOGS IN PSORIASIS - EFFECTS ON SYSTEMIC CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS

Authors
BOURKE JF IQBAL SJ HUTCHINSON PE
Citation
Jf. Bourke et al., VITAMIN-D ANALOGS IN PSORIASIS - EFFECTS ON SYSTEMIC CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS, British journal of dermatology, 135(3), 1996, pp. 347-354
Citations number
47
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
British journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070963
Volume
135
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
347 - 354
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0963(1996)135:3<347:VAIP-E>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Vitamin D and its analogues are effective in the treatment of psoriasi s, The principal concern about the use of these agents is the possibil ity of adverse effects on systemic calcium homeostasis. We review the effects of Vitamin D and its analogues on systemic calcium homeostasis and discuss the implications for patients with psoriasis.