In:
Dermatology, S. Karger AG, Vol. 164, No. 5 ( 1982), p. 322-326
Abstract:
The lack of information on skin lesions in patients with chronic alcoholic pancreatitis prompted us to carry out an investigation on 54 patients with well-documented alcoholic chronic pancreatitis, on 54-pair-matched controls and on 30 patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. This study suggests that in chronic pancreatitis, but not in alcoholic liver cirrhosis and in controls, an increased frequency of skin lesions as seborrheic dermatitis, comedones and oily and scaling skin is present. These changes do not seem to be directly related to chronic alcoholism and/or diabetes. It is hypothesized that the folate deficiency induced by chronic consumption of pancreatic extracts, probably worsened by maldigestion and malabsorption, may be the main pathophysiological factor involved in these skin lesions.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1018-8665
,
1421-9832
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
1982
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1482189-8
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