Intestinal malabsorption and skin diseases.
Several skin manifestations were described in patients affected by intestinal disorders. The development of skin diseases in these patients could be related to the impairment of intestinal absorption and motility, other than to immunological and hormonal changes. The growing evidence of the association between skin disorders and intestinal diseases suggests that the skin could be considered the 'mirror of the gut'.
Abenavoli
Ludovico
L
Institutes of Internal Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. l.abenavoli@yahoo.it
Proietti
Ilaria
I
Vonghia
Luisa
L
Leggio
Lorenzo
L
Ferrulli
Anna
A
Capizzi
Rodolfo
R
Mirijello
Antonio
A
Cardone
Silvia
S
Malandrino
Noemi
N
Leso
Veruska
V
Rotoli
Maurizio
M
Amerio
Pier Luigi
PL
Gasbarrini
Giovanni
G
Addolorato
Giovanni
G
D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*