OBJECTIVE: To study if the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with venous leg ulcer is higher than in the control population. METHODS: Serum levels of 25 hidroxi (OH)-vitamin D3 was studied by chemiluminescence in 27 patients with chronic venous ulcer and 58 controls at the Evangelical Hospital of Curitiba. RESULTS: The levels of 25 OH-vitamin D3 were below 8 ng/dl in 11.1% of ulcer patients and 3.4% of controls; between 8 and 20 ng/dl in 46.1% of ulcer patients and 25.8% of controls; between 21 and 30 ng/dl in 22.2% of ulcer patients and 27.5% of controls and above 30 ng/dl in 43.1% of controls and 18.5% of ulcer patients (p=0.04). CONCLUSION: There is an increased prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers.
OBJECTIVE: To study if the prevalence of vitamin Ddeficiency in patients with venous leg ulcer is higher than in the control population. METHODS: Serum levels of 25 hidroxi (OH)-vitamin D3 was studied by chemiluminescence in 27 patients with chronic venous ulcer and 58 controls at the Evangelical Hospital of Curitiba. RESULTS: The levels of 25 OH-vitamin D3 were below 8 ng/dl in 11.1% of ulcerpatients and 3.4% of controls; between 8 and 20 ng/dl in 46.1% of ulcerpatients and 25.8% of controls; between 21 and 30 ng/dl in 22.2% of ulcerpatients and 27.5% of controls and above 30 ng/dl in 43.1% of controls and 18.5% of ulcerpatients (p=0.04). CONCLUSION: There is an increased prevalence of vitamin Ddeficiency in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers.
Authors: Ravul Jindal; D B Dekiwadia; Pinjala Rama Krishna; Ajay K Khanna; Malay D Patel; Shoaib Padaria; Roy Varghese Journal: Indian J Surg Date: 2018-01-27 Impact factor: 0.656
Authors: Martina Barchitta; Andrea Maugeri; Giuliana Favara; Roberta Magnano San Lio; Giuseppe Evola; Antonella Agodi; Guido Basile Journal: Int J Mol Sci Date: 2019-03-05 Impact factor: 5.923