Hypovitaminosis D in Systemic Sclerosis

Hypovitaminosis D in systemic sclerosis.

Association of hypovitaminosis D with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and inflammation.

INTRODUCTION Nowadays it is described a high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), which is associated with some clinical manifestations and increased inflammatory activity. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between vitamin D insufficiency with SLE and inflammatory markers. METHODS Cross-sectional study, in which have been evaluated 45 SLE patients and 2...

Hypovitaminosis D in healthy schoolchildren.

BACKGROUND Vitamin D is essential for skeletal growth, but there are currently no guidelines for vitamin D supplementation after infancy. This study investigates vitamin D insufficiency in healthy children. METHODS Children ages 10 to 16 years from 3 private schools in Beirut, Lebanon, with differing socioeconomic status (SES) were studied: 169 in the spring of 1999 and 177 in the following f...

Pediatric Hypovitaminosis D

Vitamin D, a secosteroid, is essential for the development and maintenance of healthy bone in both the adult and pediatric populations. Low level of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-(OH)-D) is highly prevalent in children worldwide and has been linked to various adverse health outcomes including rickets, osteomalacia, osteomalacic myopathy, sarcopenia, and weakness, growth retardation, hypocalcemia, se...

High frequency skin ultrasonography in systemic sclerosis

Background: Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder which is characterised by cutaneous and internal organ fibrosis. Raynaud’s phenomenon is the earliest feature and may precede the onset of the disease by months to years. The heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and other organs may be involved. Our aim was to evaluate skin thickness and echogenicity in systemic...