Serum vitamin D levels can be predictive of psoriasis flares up after COVID-19 vaccination: a retrospective case control study


Emmanouil Karampinis1 George Goudouras1 Niki Ntavari1 Dimitrios Petrou Bogdanos2† Angeliki-Victoria Roussaki-Schulze1† Efterpi Zafiriou1*† Front. Med., 25 May 2023 Sec. Dermatology Volume 10 – 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1203426 Introduction: Many patients with chronic inflammatory dermatosis such as psoriasis usually ask about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination and if it would affect the course of their disease. Indeed, many case reports, case series and clinical […]

COVID-19 pandemic: Viral infections and Vitamin D


Authors: Nurshad Ali*Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh Optom Open Access 2022, Vol 7(3): 3DOI: 10.4172/2476-213X.1000152 Introduction Vitamin D is a steroid hormone, produced endogenously with the effect of ultraviolet radiation on the skin or available from exogenous food sources or dietary supplements. Vitamin D insufficiency is […]