Vitamin status in patients undergoing single or multiple plasmapheresis.
Folate, thiamin, nicotinate, biotin, riboflavin, pantothenate, vitamins A, B6, B12, C, E, and beta-carotene were determined in: (a) eight patients before and after one plasma exchange; (b) in one patient after five consecutive treatments; (c) in three patients before and 2-8 weeks after plasmapheresis. Vitamin B12, beta-carotene, vitamin B6, and vitamins A, C, E were depressed after acute or chronic plasmapheresis. Concentrations of folate, thiamin, nicotinate, biotin, riboflavin, and pantothenate were essentially unchanged after one plasma exchange.
Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
A
A
Reddi
O
O
Frank
B
B
DeAngelis
R
R
Jain
I
I
Bashiruddin
N
N
Lasker
H
H
Baker
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001361:Avitaminosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012016:Reference Values; D014815:Vitamins / Q000097:blood*
D014815:Vitamins