Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus in a Mediterranean region

Low vitamin D levels have been found in patients with autoimmune diseases, including type I diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. The main source of vitamin D is exposure to sunlight, but the same solar radiation is known to exacerbate lupus erythematos...

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Published in:	Lupus Vol. 19; no. 7; pp. 810 - 814
Main Authors:	Cutillas-Marco, E., Morales-Suárez-Varela, MM, Marquina-Vila, A., Grant, WB
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01-06-2010 Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Autoimmune diseases Case-Control Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Dermatology Female Health care Hospitals Humans Immunoassay Luminescent Measurements Lupus Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous - complications Male Medical personnel Mediterranean Region - epidemiology Middle Aged Parathyroid Hormone - blood Prevalence Preventive medicine Public health Radiation Rheumatoid arthritis Skin Variance analysis Vitamin D Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives Vitamin D - blood Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology Vitamin D Deficiency - etiology Young Adult Spain Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Subacute Lupus Erythematosus Vitamin D Cutaneous Lupus
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