Serum vitamin A levels and pruritus in patients on hemodialysis.
35 patients attending a hospital dialysis unit were questioned for the presence and severity of pruritus. Attention was given to skin anomalies and loss of hair. In all patients the serum vitamin A level was determined. Although all of them showed an increased serum vitamin A level, no correlation could be found between the vitamin A content and the presence of pruritus.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011537:Pruritus / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood*
D014801:Vitamin A