Correlation Of Serum Vitamin D Levels With Severity Of Alopecia Areata

Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted to study the levels of serum vitamin D among study subjects having alopecia areata in our institute catchment area population.

Methods: The cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Pimpri, Pune from August 2020 to July 2022. Forty patients were enrolled from OPD of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Pimpri, Pune. Before the study began, clearance from the institute's ethics committee was obtained.

Results: The mean age of 40 study sample was 28.28 years (standard deviation – 10.86 years). Minimum age was 6 years and maximum, 50 years. There were 27 (67%) males and 13 (33%) females. Among the age groups, 16 (40%) samples were from the 21-30 years age group followed by 9 (22.5%) subjects from the 31-40 years age group. In our study, 19 (49%) study subjects developed hair loss initially on the vertex, followed by 9 (23%) subjects who first developed hair loss on the temporal area. The result showed that 11 (27%) subjects were having a single patch of AA & three patches of AA each, followed by 6 (15%) subjects with two patches.

Conclusion: This study showed a high prevalence of serum vitamin D deficiency in patients with alopecia areata, however it was not associated with gender or nail changes. There was insignificant weak negative correlation between SALT score with serum vitamin D levels.