title: Nutrition and the deleterious side effects of nutritional supplements.
abstract: The potential adverse effects associated with some of the more common oral vitamin supplements--vitamins A, D, and E and niacin (forms include nicotinic acid and nicotinamide), and mineral supplements--zinc, copper, and iron, used in dermatology are manifold. Although the dermatologist may be familiar with adverse effects of vitamins A and D, less well-known adverse effects, such as hematologic and neurologic effects from zinc, are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 419 W Redwood St, Ste 160, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. bdriscollent@msn.com
authors.forename: Marcia S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Driscoll
authors.forename: Eun-Kyung M
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Hadas
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Skupsky
authors.forename: Soon-You
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Grant-Kels
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000209:etiology; D008903:Minerals / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins