SERUM CONCENTRATION OF VITAMIN D IN ACNE - A HOSPITAL BASED OBSERVATIONAL STUDY IN A HILLY STATE OF NORTH EAST

Abstract

Objective - The aim was to evaluate serum level of vitamin D [ 25 (OH) D ] in patients of acne vulgaris and to investigate the possibility of an existing relationship between low serum vitamin D level and severity of acne vulgaris . Material And Methods- This study was a hospital based observational study conducted on Outpatient Dermatology Clinics at Sikkim Manipal Institute Of Medical Sciences , Gangtok , Sikkim. Results- 40 cases were analysed in this study. Among 40 patients, 23 were males and 17 were females . Out of 40 patients 14 had mild acne and 18 patients had moderate acne.No of subjects having severe and very severe acne were 5 and 3 respectively . The results of the study showed that there were no signicant relationship between serum concentrations of vitamin D and severity of acne. Also , we did not nd any signicant correlation between serum vitamin D concentrations and gender of patients.