Reduced level of 25-hydroxyvitamin d in chronic/relapsing alopecia areata

Abstract

Current observations link vitamin D deficiency to many autoimmune diseases. There are limited data on vitamin D inAlopecia Areata, an autoimmune disease which in our experience shows seasonality in most of its remitting- relapsingforms. Our results demonstrate the presence of insufficiency of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OH -D) in many patients withvarious clinical forms, correlated with the expected increase of the values of Parathyroid Hormone (PTH ). This couldsuggest the possible clinical use of vitamin D in the management of this frustrating disease.© 2013 Landes Bioscience.