SERUM ZINC AND COPPER LEVELS IN PSORIASIS

Authors
NARANG APS KUMAR B KAUR IJ
Citation
Aps. Narang et al., SERUM ZINC AND COPPER LEVELS IN PSORIASIS, Trace elements in medicine, 11(1), 1994, pp. 36-37
Citations number
15
Journal title
Trace elements in medicine
ISSN journal
01747371 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
36 - 37
Database
ISI
SICI code
0174-7371(1994)11:1<36:SZACLI>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Serum zinc and copper levels were estimated in 91 psoriasis patients a nd 107 healthy controls. The serum zinc levels were significantly low (p < 0.001) in psoriasis patients (97.23 +/- 12.52 mug/dl) as compared to normal subjects (110.98 +/- 16.54).. The serum copper in the contr ol group was 112.57 +/- 30.55 mug/dl, while in patients with psoriasis it was 128.56 +/- 31.87 mug/dl. It was significantly higher in psoria sis (p < 0.001) when compared to controls.