On the Importance of Trace Elements for Mucosa of Upper Air Passages

Abstract

Serum iron level was determined in 31 scleroma patients (26 previously cured with antibiotics, 2 requiring further treatment and 3 untreated). The determinations were performed in fasting patients and 3 and 6 hours after oral administration of 180 mg of ferric sulphate. In 20 of them the serum copper level was determined, too. In 29 subjects the serum iron content was found to be under bottom norm, in 13 of 20 subjects examined for serum copper there were also found low values differing from the normal one.