Open AccessCorrelation of Vitamin D3 Levels and SCORAD Index in Atopic Dermatits: A Case Control Study
Author(s) -
Saurabh Sharma,
Tejinder Kaur,
Sita Malhotra,
Jaswant Rai,
Sunil Chaudhari
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/27188.10223
Subject(s) - scorad , atopic dermatitis , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , gastroenterology , vitamin , vitamin d deficiency , disease , immunology , dermatology life quality index
Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory condition characterized clinically by pruritus and eczematous lesions. An inverse relationship has been suggested between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and severity of atopic dermatitis.