Association between Vitamin D deficiency and psoriasis: An exploratory study.

摘要: Introduction Deficiency of Vitamin D is a widespread problem. could have important immune modulatory effects in psoriasis. Objective Aimed to review and endeavored establish the relationship, if any, between deficiency Methods Leading studies that examined relationship psoriasis were reviewed from July2016 October 2016. An electronic published work search was performed using PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Saudi Digital Library. Results A total 2132 eligible articles identified by search. The titles abstracts 954 fulfilled criteria midline 20 included after application inclusion standards full-text review. These 2046 psoriatic patients with or without arthritis 6508 healthy controls. 14 show positive correlation 1249 680 Remaining six studies, including 797 5828 controls do not depict two variables under study. Conclusion There exists D. However, there need for larger scale case-control assess how far plays role