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.
Reddi
A
A
Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
Frank
O
O
DeAngelis
B
B
Jain
R
R
Bashiruddin
I
I
Lasker
N
N
Baker
H
H
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