痤疮
医学
维生素D与神经学
内科学
病因学
维生素
维生素D缺乏
发病机制
胃肠病学
疾病
疾病严重程度
内分泌学
皮肤病科
作者
Funda Kemeriz,Sibel Çiğdem Tuncer,Emine Müge Acar,Burcu Tuğrul
摘要
Acne vulgaris is a multifactorial skin disorder. Many etiological factors are speculated to contribute to the pathogenesis of acne, one of these is vitamin D deficiency. Previous studies reported contradictory results about serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25-OH vitamin D) levels, its association with acne, some claimed that acne lesion might improve with vitamin D supplementation. We aimed to assess serum 25-OH vitamin D levels in acne patients, identify their relation with disease severity in a larger study group. The study included 134 acne patients, 129 controls. Acne disease severity was identified with Global Acne Grading Scale (GAGS) scores. Serum 25-OH vitamin D levels were measured in all groups. Serum 25-OH vitamin D levels were significantly lower in acne patients than in controls (P < .001). The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was significantly higher in acne group than in control group (77.6% vs 63.9%; P = .041). There was a negative-strong statistically significant correlation detected between serum 25-OH vitamin D levels and GAGS scores in patient group (P < .001; r = −.910). According to these results, we claim that evaluating serum 25-OH vitamin D levels in acne patients, vitamin D supplementation as a treatment option may be a consideration for further studies.
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