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Assessment of Serum 25- Hydroxycholecalciferol Level in Patients with Recalcitrant Palmoplantar Warts

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Background: Viral warts are benign growths that result from an infection of epidermal or mucosal cells with the human papillomavirus. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a link between vitamin D deficiency and increased rates of infectious diseases and their resistance to treatment. Such a link between vitamin D level and wart recalcitrance is yet to be revealed. To the best of our knowledge, there were no previous studies conducted to reveal the possible relationship between vitamin D and recalcitrant warts. Aim: To assess serum vitamin D levels in patients with recalcitrant palmoplantar warts. Subjects and Methods:A cross-sectional study conducted on two groups. The first group included 35 patients with recalcitrant palmoplantar warts, the second group included 35 healthy volunteers matched for age, sex. Serum vitamin D level was measured. Results: A total of 78 participants were enrolled in this study, including 30 males and 48 females, distributed among the 3 groups. There was no statistically significant difference in serum vitamin D levels between the studied groups. Its mean level in the recalcitrant group was 26.03 ng/ml, while in the responsive group it was 29.36 ng/ml and reached 25.15ng/ml in the control group. Conclusion: low serum vitamin D levels do not seem to increase the susceptibility of warts to get resistant to treatment.
 

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10.21608/scumj.2020.124696

Keywords

Warts, Recalcitrance, Serum vitamin D, Human papilloma virus

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Noha

Last Name

Tawfik

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Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

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nohazakaria1@gmail.com

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0000-0002-0687-4775

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Hadeer

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Hussein

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I

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Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

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First Name

Ranya

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Hassan

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M

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Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

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anyamoustafa@hotmail.com

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Mona

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Atwa

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Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

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atwamona@gmail.com

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23

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2

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18442

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2020-10-01

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2020-11-22

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2020-10-01

Page Start

129

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134

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1110-6999

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2090-2581

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SCUMJ_Volume 23_Issue 2_Pages 129-134.pdf

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Suez Canal University Medical Journal

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22 Jan 2023