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. 1986 Sep;39(3):209-12.
doi: 10.1007/BF02555120.

Treatment of psoriasis vulgaris by oral administration of 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3--open-design study

S Morimoto, K Yoshikawa, T Kozuka, Y Kitano, S Imanaka, K Fukuo, E Koh, T Onishi, Y Kumahara

Treatment of psoriasis vulgaris by oral administration of 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3--open-design study

S Morimoto et al. Calcif Tissue Int. 1986 Sep.

Abstract

In an open-design study 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 was administered orally to 17 patients with psoriasis vulgaris at a dose of 1.0 micrograms/day for 6 months. More than moderate improvement was observed in 13 (76%) of the 17 patients from 2.7 +/- 0.6 months (mean +/- SD) after the start of treatment. No side effects of the treatment were observed. The mechanism of the effect of 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 requires study, but these data suggest that its oral administration is effective for treatment of psoriasis vulgaris.

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