Study of 25(OH) VIT D level in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Amal Omran Abd El-fadeil;
Abstract
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
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iabetic foot ulcers and their complications are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patient with DM. These ulcers tend to heal slowly, need intensive care and healing can be complicated by infection and gangrene, leading to long term hospital treatment and /or amputation.
Immunological defects in addition to neuropathy and vascular abnormality are the prime contributors in the pathogenesis of diabetic foot and subsequent infections.
Vitamin D is a pleiotropic hormone known to play an immunomodulatory role in addition to Ca and bone metabolism, many studies have shown that deficiency of vitamin D leads to immune cell dysfunction.
The aim of this work was to study the relationship between Vitamin D level and the risk of developing diabetic foot ulcer in type 2 diabetic patients.
This study was conducted in Ain Shams university hospitals (DM outpatient clinic and inpatient ward, gen
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iabetic foot ulcers and their complications are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patient with DM. These ulcers tend to heal slowly, need intensive care and healing can be complicated by infection and gangrene, leading to long term hospital treatment and /or amputation.
Immunological defects in addition to neuropathy and vascular abnormality are the prime contributors in the pathogenesis of diabetic foot and subsequent infections.
Vitamin D is a pleiotropic hormone known to play an immunomodulatory role in addition to Ca and bone metabolism, many studies have shown that deficiency of vitamin D leads to immune cell dysfunction.
The aim of this work was to study the relationship between Vitamin D level and the risk of developing diabetic foot ulcer in type 2 diabetic patients.
This study was conducted in Ain Shams university hospitals (DM outpatient clinic and inpatient ward, gen
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| Title | Study of 25(OH) VIT D level in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer | Other Titles | دراسه مستوى فيتامين د فى مرضى قرح القدم السكرى | Authors | Amal Omran Abd El-fadeil | Issue Date | 2017 |
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