Alopecia Areata as a Clinical Manifestation of Autoimmune Inflammation Due to Vitamin D Deficiency

    Svetlana Kalinchenko, Leonid Vorslov, Р.А. Терушкин
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    Studysummary This article reviews the role of vitamin D in regulating immune responses related to autoimmune diseases like alopecia areata, but it presents no new clinical findings.
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    The document from 2020 discussed the role of vitamin D deficiency in the development of autoimmune diseases, specifically focusing on alopecia areata (HA). The authors suggested that the onset of any autoimmune disease, including HA, could be seen as a symptom of long-standing vitamin D deficiency. They proposed that normalizing vitamin D and hormonal levels could be a pathogenic approach to treating HA and preventing other autoimmune diseases. However, the document did not provide information on the number of people studied, limiting the strength of the conclusions.
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