Showing papers by "Jane C. Marks published in 1972"
Journal Article•
TL;DR: The interrelationship between the skin and the gut is complex as discussed by the authors, and just as the skin can affect the skin, so can the skin affect the gut: in fact, there are four ways in which diseases of skin and gut can be interrelated.
Abstract: The interrelationship between the gut and the skin is complex. It is certainly not a one-way system, and just as the gut can affect the skin so can the skin affect the gut: in fact there are four ways in which diseases of the skin and gut can be interrelated1' 2, namely, (1) malabsorption can cause a rash; (2) a rash can cause malabsorption; (3) skin abnormalities and malabsorption can have a common cause; and (4) skin disease and malabsorption can be related indirectly.
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