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SERUM VITAMIN D LEVEL IN CHILDREN WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE.

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Background: Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is an allergic inflammatory skin disease with significant cost and morbidity to the patients and their families. Vitamin D has been suggested to have a role in the pathogenesis of allergic disorders, including AD. Objective: The aim of the study was to measure the serum levels of vitamin D in the form of 25-hydroxy vitamin D in children with AD and to correlate them with the severity of the disease. Patients and methods: The study included forty children with the clinical diagnosis of AD. Using Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) index, the patients were divided into three groups; mild (SCORAD index<25), moderate (25-50) and severe (>50). Vitamin D levels were measured in the sera of the patients using Chemiluminescent method. Specific IgE to Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) Enterotoxins (A, B and C) and Malessazia furfur (M.furfur) in the sera of the patients was also measured using Immunocap system. Results: AD was mild in 16 patients, moderate in 14 patients and severe in 10 patients. The mean SCORAD index ±SD was 14.01±5.6, 38.71±7.8 and 60.8±7.5 in the three groups respectively. Mean vitamin D levels ±SD in the sera of the patients in ng ml-1 were sufficient (36.3±13.06) in 15 patients, insufficient (26.6±7.4) in 16 patients and deficient (19.8±5.2) in 9 patients. There was a significant inverse correlation between the serum levels of vitamin D and the severity of AD (r=-0.48, P=0.003). There was also a significant difference between the mean serum level of vitamin D in mild and moderate AD (P<0.05), and mild and severe AD (P<0.05). Specific IgE to S.aureus enterotoxin and to M.furfur antigens was more in patients with severe AD who had deficient levels of vitamin D than in those with mild or moderate disease. Conclusion: Vitamin D level is inversely related to the severity of the disease in AD patients and consequently it may have a role in its treatment.

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10.21608/zumj.2013.4269

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Samia

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Ibrahim

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Departments of Dermatology ,Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University.

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Aza

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Mostafa

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Departments of Clinical Pathology,Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University.

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19

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4

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727

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2013-07-01

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2017-11-27

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2013-07-01

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1110-1431

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2357-0717

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Zagazig University Medical Journal

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22 Jan 2023