The effect of vitamin d supplementation on recurrences of seborrheic dermatitis

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See, stats, and : https : / / www . researchgate . net / publication / 316718366 The recurrences Article DOI : 10 . 24327 / ijcar . 2017 . 2448 . 0025 CITATIONS 0 READS 40 1 : Some : local seborrheic Jenya Medical 6 SEE All . The . Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic , erythemo - squamous disorder affecting scalp , face and mid line of the chest and back , found in 3% to 11 % of the population worldwide . There is growing evidence that vitamin D may play beneficial role in therapy of this common condition . We studied 32 patients (16 males and 16 females) aged from 18 to 64 years with proven vitamin D deficiency (serum 25 (OH) vitamin D lower than 21ng / l) who were supplemented with 1600IU cholecalciferol per day for 3 months . Patients filled in a form with the number and duration of exacerbations of seborrheic dermatitis they experienced during the trial period . The number of recurrences of SD during the period of vitamin D supplementation was reduced in 21 patients (65 , 6%) . No change in the rate of worsening was found in four female and three male patients . Four patients observed an increase in the frequency of the exacerbations INTRODUCTION