Author(s) Burkievcz CJ, Skare TL, Malafaia O, Nassif PA, Ribas CS, Santos LR, et al.

Journal Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes. Date of publication 2012 Jan 1;volume 39(1):60-3.

Abstract 1. Rev Col Bras Cir. 2012;39(1):60-3. Vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic venous ulcers. [Article in English, Portuguese] Burkievcz CJ(1), Skare TL, Malafaia O, Nassif PA, Ribas CS, Santos LR. Author information: (1)Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná, Hospital Universitário Evangélico de Curitiba, PR, Brasil. claudinejuliana@gmail.com OBJECTIVE: To study if the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with venous leg ulcer is higher than in the control population. METHODS: Serum levels of 25 hidroxi (OH)-vitamin D3 was studied by chemiluminescence in 27 patients with chronic venous ulcer and 58 controls at the Evangelical Hospital of Curitiba. RESULTS: The levels of 25 OH-vitamin D3 were below 8 ng/dl in 11.1% of ulcer patients and 3.4% of controls; between 8 and 20 ng/dl in 46.1% of ulcer patients and 25.8% of controls; between 21 and 30 ng/dl in 22.2% of ulcer patients and 27.5% of controls and above 30 ng/dl in 43.1% of controls and 18.5% of ulcer patients (p=0.04). CONCLUSION: There is an increased prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers. PMID: 22481708 [Indexed for MEDLINE]

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