High frequency of vitamin D deficiency among patients with cutaneous lupus erythemathosus

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 485-486

  Renne, J ^a   Werfel, T ^a   Wittmann, M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus; Discoid lupus erythematosus; Human; Skin; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYERGOCALCIFEROL; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COLECALCIFEROL; RO ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 47549116726     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08632.x     Document Type: Letter

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