Floaters may be an early sign of an eye disorder such as CMV retinitis. Side effects may include nausea, rash, abdominal pain and headache. Levels may be reduced in individuals with severe or persistent infection or those taking certain drugs. Folate is a salt or ester of folic acid. Deficiency can cause loss of taste and anemia.
Folinic acid is an active form of folic acid.
Types include eosinophilic folliculitis and idiopathic folliculitis. Adverse side effects include nausea, kidney toxicity and skin ulcers. They are highly reactive and bind with electrons from other molecules, potentially initiating chain reactions as successive molecules lose and gain electrons. See also antioxidant, oxidation. See also RPR test, VDRL test.