Prevalence of Low Serum Vitamin D Levels in Patients Presenting With Androgenetic Alopecia: A Review.

Autor:	Zubair Z; General Surgery, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA., Kantamaneni K; Surgery, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA., Jalla K; Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA., Renzu M; Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA., Jena R; Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA., Jain R; Diagnostic Radiology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA., Muralidharan S; Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA., Yanamala VL; Surgery, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA., Alfonso M; School of Medicine, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, COL.; Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2021 Dec 15; Vol. 13 (12), pp. e20431. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 15 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.20431
Abstrakt:	The role of vitamin D receptor (VDR) has been well established and extensively studied in the hair cycle. Its deficiency is also closely linked to several types of alopecia, including alopecia areata, telogen effluvium, and androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Since there is limited research on the correlation between androgenetic alopecia and low serum vitamin D levels, our review aims to find relevant articles and comprehensively present them. A review of the literature was performed to gain insight into AGA. Specifically, PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched to identify any relevant articles with a focus on androgenetic alopecia, male pattern baldness, and serum vitamin D levels. References within the included articles were also reviewed and taken into the study if found appropriate. All articles that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed for demographics, clinical, laboratory, radiographic, treatment, and outcomes data. We found 13 relevant studies that elucidated the relationship between low serum vitamin D levels and androgenetic alopecia and included them in the review. We concluded that serum vitamin D might be a possible parameter for diagnosing the onset and severity of AGA. Vitamin D supplementation has proven to be useful in the regrowth of hair in non-human subjects. Vitamin D could be a valid therapeutic approach, such as topical vitamin D (calcipotriol) seems to be a good treatment option to regrow hair follicles and prevent miniaturization of follicles due to androgenetic alopecia. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2021, Zubair et al.)
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