Vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic venous ulcers Prevalência de deficiência de vitamina D em pacientes com úlceras de perna de etiologia venosa
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2012
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Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes
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26
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Burkievcz C.J.C.
Skare T.L.
Malafaia O.
Nassif P.A.N.
Ribas C.S.G.
Santos L.R.P.
Skare T.L.
Malafaia O.
Nassif P.A.N.
Ribas C.S.G.
Santos L.R.P.
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Objective: To study if the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with ulcer of venous leg is higher than in the control population. Methods: Serum levels of vitamin D 25 OH was studied by chemiluminescence in 27 patients with chronic venous ulcer and 58 controls at the Evangelical Hospital of Curitiba. Results: The levels of 25OH 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.