Open AccessStudy of the role of serum folic acid in atopic dermatitis: A correlation with serum IgE and disease severity
Author(s) -
Maha Adel Shaheen,
Enas A. S. Attia,
Manal L. Louka,
Nashwa Bareedy
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.91827
Subject(s) - medicine , immunoglobulin e , atopic dermatitis , atopy , immunology , immunoassay , disease , antibody , allergy
Most atopic dermatitis (AD) patients have elevated serum immunoglobulin E (IgE). Impaired folic acid (FA) metabolism was found to reduce the intracellular methyl donor pool, associated with a higher prevalence of atopy.