RECURRENT APHTHOUS ULCERATION WITH ZINC-DEFICIENCY AND CELLULAR IMMUNE-DEFICIENCY

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作者
ENDRE, L [1 ]
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[1] CHILDRENS HOSP BUDA,BUDAPEST,HUNGARY
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ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTICS | 1991年 / 72卷 / 05期
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10.1016/0030-4220(91)90493-V
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R78 [口腔科学];
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摘要
Zinc deficiency (serum zinc level 65-mu-g/dl) and cellular immune deficiency (confirmed by lymphoblastic transformation assay) were found in a 15-year-old boy who had had recurrent aphthous ulceration for 6 years. Despite the previous therapy (orally administered steroid, Isoprinosine, interferon, lysozyme, and local treatment), the ulcers recurred monthly. After 3 months of zinc therapy (50 mg zinc sulfate orally three times daily) the aphthae disappeared and did not reappear for 1 year. The lymphoblastic transformation activity and serum zinc levels were also normalized with this treatment.
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