Evaluation of Serum Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Alopecia Areata

January 2023 in “ Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal ”

Aniqua Khalid, Farid ur Rehman, Asma Javed

TLDR Vitamin D levels are not linked to Alopecia Areata.

The study evaluated serum vitamin-D levels in 70 patients with Alopecia areata compared to 70 healthy controls. Results showed that the mean vitamin-D levels were similar between the two groups, with no statistically significant difference. Specifically, 20% of patients with Alopecia areata had deficient vitamin-D levels compared to 14.3% of healthy controls. The study concluded that there is no association between vitamin D levels and Alopecia Areata.

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