Vitamin D status and the effects of oral vitamin D treatment in children with vitiligo: A prospective study

Karagüzel G., Sakarya N. P., Bahadir S., Yaman S., Okten A.

CLINICAL NUTRITION ESPEN, cilt.15, ss.28-31, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2016.05.006
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NUTRITION ESPEN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.28-31
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Children, Oral vitamin D, vitiligo
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background & aims: Vitiligo is a pigmentary disorder and autoimmune pathogenesis seems most likely. Decreased vitamin D levels have been related to several autoimmune diseases. Little is known about the association of vitiligo and vitamin D. We aimed to evaluate serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) D] levels in children with vitiligo and to determine the efficacy of oral vitamin D therapy on the repigmentation of vitamin D deficient patients.