Yeganeh MH, Sinaei R, Rouhi M, Shiari R, Parvaneh VJ, Rahmani K, Sheikhbahaei E. Investigating the comparative effect of vitamin D level with the type of complications in Henoch Schönlein purpura and Kawasaki disease.
REUMATOLOGIA CLINICA 2024;
20:199-203. [PMID:
38644031 DOI:
10.1016/j.reumae.2024.04.004]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES
Henoch Schönlein purpura (HSP) and Kawasaki disease (KD) are two main inflammatory diseases among childhood vasculitis. Considering the anti-inflammatory effects of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, we decided to investigate the association of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 level with the type and severity of these conditions.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The present study was performed as a historical cohort of 254 affected children with KD and HSP vasculitis. The required data were extracted, using a researcher-made questionnaire from patients' electronic file, and then they were analyzed after collecting information of the patients.
RESULTS
In HSP group, 54% of participants were boys. Similarly, in KD group, boys were more affected than girls. The comparative 25-hydroxyvitamin vitamin D3 level in HSP patients with and without renal involvement (P=0.02), hematuria (P=0.14), and in two groups with and without heart disease, and also with and without coronary artery dilatation in KD patients (P<0.001) were significant.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
The findings showed that insufficient level of vitamin D3 were significantly associated with the exacerbation of complications of both diseases, and therefore it seems that vitamin D deficiency can be an effective predictive factor of severity in HSP and KD patients.
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