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- Title
Diagnostic and therapeutic implications of vitamin D deficiency in patients with warts: A case‐controlled study.
- Authors
Shalaby, Mamoun E.; Hasan, Mohamed S.; Elshorbagy, Mohammed S.; Abo Raya, Ahmed R.; Elsaie, Mohamed L.
- Abstract
Background: Cutaneous warts are frequent conditions that possess much challenge to treat. Objective: To verify the potential role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of viral warts by measuring the serum levels of vitamin D in patients diagnosed with viral warts compared to healthy controls and to verify whether oral vitamin D supplementation of those vitamin D‐deficient patients would result in wart clearance. Methods: To evaluate the serum vitamin D levels, the study recruited 80 subjects, including 40 patients diagnosed with viral warts and 40 age‐ and sex‐matched healthy controls. All patients were subjected to detailed history taking and examination to detect duration and type of warts. Serum vitamin D levels were measured using ELISA. Results: Thirty‐five percent of patients had sufficient vitamin D levels (54–90 nmol/L), and 40% of patients had insufficient levels (50–80 nmol/L), while 25% of them had deficient levels (<50 nmol/L). In healthy group, 30% had sufficient levels, and 45% had insufficient levels, while 25% had deficient levels. There was an insignificantly lower serum level of vitamin D as well as an insignificantly deficient vitamin D status among patients compared to healthy controls. Conclusion: Vitamin D serum levels appear to be lower among viral wart patients, and oral supplementation studies need to be more intensely investigated before elucidating its role; if any, in wart clearance.
- Subjects
WARTS; VITAMIN D deficiency; VITAMIN D; DIETARY supplements
- Publication
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022, Vol 21, Issue 3, p1135
- ISSN
1473-2130
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jocd.14156