Correlation of serum vitamin D level with the disease severity in vernal keratoconjunctivitis patients
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Purpose Study aims to correlate serum vitamin D level to disease severity in children with vernal keratoconjunctivitisMaterials and Methods 50 patients in the age group between 515 years attending the out patient department of Ophthalmology from December 2017 to March 2018 were enrolled in the study After detailed evaluation vernal keratoconjunctivitis diagnosed based on signs and symptoms Severity of the disease documented Patients were started on treatment for vernal keratoconjunctivitis Serum vitamin D level was obtained for all the patients Patients with low level vitamin D were noted and treated for the same Data collected and analysed using descriptive statisticsResults Out of 50 patients 36 were males and 14 were females Mean age of presentation was 13 years Serum vitamin D was less than 20ngmL in 38 76 patients In patients with mild to moderate disease it was between 1020ngmL and was significantly lower Conclusion Children with vernal keratoconjunctivitis have low vitamin D level as a consequence of sun exposure avoidance due to intense photophobia and pruiritis Evaluation of vitamin D level in vernal keratoconjunctivitis patients can help in early diagnosis and treatment Keywords Disease severity Serum vitamin D Vernal keratoconjunctivitis
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Tanushree V, Vinuta Mohan Kulkarni
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