Urinary Acid Mucopolysaccharide Excretion in Skin Disease

Abstract

The urinary output of non-sulphated and sulphated acid mucopolysaccharides was measured in a group of psoriatic patients, a group of patients with other dermatoses, and a group of healthy controls. The total excretion of acid mucopolysaccharides was raised in both groups of patients, the increment being equally distributed between the non-sulphated and the sulphated fractions.