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A DIETARY REGIMEN IN THE TREATMENT OF PSORIASIS
Author(s) -
SPIERA HARRY,
LEFKOVITS ALBERT M.,
ORESKES IRWIN
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1971.tb07232.x
Subject(s) - psoriasis , regimen , medicine , exacerbation , dermatology
SUMMARY.— A dietary regimen employing turkey meat as the major protein source has been evaluated in patients with severe psoriasis. These patients had been selected for failure to remit spontaneously and failure to respond to other methods of therapy. Of 12 patients studied, 7 exhibited excellent response, 3 moderate response, and 2 no response to the dietary regimen. Two patients, who responded initially, were studied further. Upon resumption of a normal diet, their disease exacerbated. Reinstitution of the study diet again resulted in complete clearing of their psoriasis. Addition of turkey to a normal diet, however, did not prevent re‐exacerbation. These results suggest that turkey meat may lack a substance potentially harmful to patients with psoriasis.