Varied, unprecedented dermatologic manifestations of hypovitaminosis D –A case series
Vitamin D deficiency is endemic in India. Hypovitaminosis D not only results in musculoskeletal disorders but also affects extraskeletal systems. In this article, we describe three interesting patients suffering from hypovitaminosis D with dermatologic manifestations of erythema nodosum, heel fissur...
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
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| author | Amit Sarkar Rajat Bandyopadhyay Kalyan Kumar Bhowmik Arpan Chakrabarti Neelakash Mukhopadhyay Arnab Paul |
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| description | Vitamin D deficiency is endemic in India. Hypovitaminosis D not only results in musculoskeletal disorders but also affects extraskeletal systems. In this article, we describe three interesting patients suffering from hypovitaminosis D with dermatologic manifestations of erythema nodosum, heel fissures, and palmar hyperhidrosis. All the three cases responded well to treatment with vitamin D. Similar cases have not been reported earlier. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-91e1f4c678a44d88898792c412cd820b2023-02-02T04:53:52ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762023-02-01142241244https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v14i2.48781Varied, unprecedented dermatologic manifestations of hypovitaminosis D –A case seriesAmit Sarkar 0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8224-8971Rajat Bandyopadhyay 1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3044-8418Kalyan Kumar Bhowmik 2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4356-6309Arpan Chakrabarti 3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3267-9113Neelakash Mukhopadhyay 4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8423-3781Arnab Paul 5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5440-2692Associate Professor, Department of General Medicine, Jalpaiguri Government Medical College, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India Associate Professor, Department of Radiotherapy, Burdwan Medical College, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Bardhaman, West Bengal, IndiaJunior Resident, Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India Junior Resident, Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India Vitamin D deficiency is endemic in India. Hypovitaminosis D not only results in musculoskeletal disorders but also affects extraskeletal systems. In this article, we describe three interesting patients suffering from hypovitaminosis D with dermatologic manifestations of erythema nodosum, heel fissures, and palmar hyperhidrosis. All the three cases responded well to treatment with vitamin D. Similar cases have not been reported earlier.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/48781hypovitaminosis d; erythema nodosum; heel fissures; palmar hyperhidrosis |
| spellingShingle | Amit Sarkar Rajat Bandyopadhyay Kalyan Kumar Bhowmik Arpan Chakrabarti Neelakash Mukhopadhyay Arnab Paul Varied, unprecedented dermatologic manifestations of hypovitaminosis D –A case series Asian Journal of Medical Sciences hypovitaminosis d; erythema nodosum; heel fissures; palmar hyperhidrosis |
| title | Varied, unprecedented dermatologic manifestations of hypovitaminosis D –A case series |
| title_full | Varied, unprecedented dermatologic manifestations of hypovitaminosis D –A case series |
| title_fullStr | Varied, unprecedented dermatologic manifestations of hypovitaminosis D –A case series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Varied, unprecedented dermatologic manifestations of hypovitaminosis D –A case series |
| title_short | Varied, unprecedented dermatologic manifestations of hypovitaminosis D –A case series |
| title_sort | varied unprecedented dermatologic manifestations of hypovitaminosis d a case series |
| topic | hypovitaminosis d; erythema nodosum; heel fissures; palmar hyperhidrosis |
| url | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/48781 |
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