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Adverse impact of occupational exposure on Laborers of cement industry have scalp psoriasis and Pityriasis amiantacea with deficiency of zinc and selenium: impact of mineral supplement
The relationship between occupational exposure and different skin diseases including scalp psoriasis and Pityriasis amiantacea has been studied. The information about imbalance of essential trace elements in psoriatic patients is still scarce. In the present follow-up study, the scalp hair and blood...
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Published in: | Environmental science and pollution research international 2021-12, Vol.28 (48), p.68330-68337 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | The relationship between occupational exposure and different skin diseases including scalp psoriasis and
Pityriasis amiantacea
has been studied. The information about imbalance of essential trace elements in psoriatic patients is still scarce. In the present follow-up study, the scalp hair and blood samples of patients (labors of cement factory) have different skin disorders (plaque’s psoriasis and
Pityriasis amiantacea
) and were analyzed for zinc (Zn) and selenium (Se) before and after treatment with mineral supplements. For comparative purposes, both biological samples of referents who do not have any skin disease (office workers and labors of cement industry) were also analyzed for Zn and Se using an atomic absorption spectrometer. The result indicates a significant decrease in the concentrations of Se and Zn in both biological samples of patients with scalp psoriasis and
P. amiantacea
as compared with referents/controls, whereas the referent labor has not any skin disease with 15–25% lower values of both essential trace elements as compared to office worker, possibly due to poor diet. |
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ISSN: | 0944-1344 1614-7499 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11356-021-15307-1 |