scholarly journals Serum Vitamin D levels and Alopecia areata- A hospital based case-control study from North-India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naina Dogra ◽  
Fozia Rehman ◽  
MashkoorA Wani
Author(s):  
Bobbili Tarun Kesava Naidu ◽  
Kavya Baddireddy

Background: Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder of anagen hair follicle leading to distressing and relapsing non-scarring hair loss. Vitamin D is an immunomodulator and plays a role in regulating normal hair cycle. Recent evidence suggests inconsistent association between vitamin D deficiency and alopecia areata.Methods: This case control study included 70 newly diagnosed cases of alopecia areata and 70 healthy controls. Competitive chemiluminescence immunoassay was used to determine and compare the serum vitamin D (25‑hydroxyvitamin D) levels between these groups. Also, the serum vitamin D levels correlation with severity of the disease was studied. ANOVA test and student t test were used for the statistical analysis.Results: Serum Vitamin D levels were significantly decreased in alopecia areata patients than in controls (p<0.05). There was no stastically significant relationship between serum 25-OH Vitamin D levels and severity of the disease (p=0.06).Conclusions: Prevalence of serum 25 (OH) deficiency was significantly higher in alopecia areata group. However no significant relation was found with disease severity.


2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 1471-1482 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Davies ◽  
Yu-Mei Chang ◽  
Helen Snowden ◽  
May Chan ◽  
Susan Leake ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 633-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorrit L Opstelten ◽  
Simon S M Chan ◽  
Andrew R Hart ◽  
Fiona D M van Schaik ◽  
Peter D Siersema ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-190
Author(s):  
Abhishek Singh ◽  
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Sudhanshu Sharma ◽  
Sanjeet Panesar ◽  
Bhawna Chaudhary ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad S. Nayaf ◽  
Ahmed Abdul-Aziz Ahmed ◽  
Mohammad Ahmad Abdalla

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