Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients With Lichen Planopilaris/Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia
September 2022
in “
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
”
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Studysummary This study compares the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with lichen planopilaris/frontal fibrosing alopecia to the general US population, highlighting an area not well-explored in existing research.
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The document discusses a study that explored the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and scarring alopecia, specifically lichen planopilaris/frontal fibrosing alopecia (LPP/FFA). The study involved a retrospective case series comparing the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in 41 patients with LPP/FFA to that of the general US population. The results showed that vitamin D deficiency was more prevalent in patients with LPP/FFA (70.7%) compared to the general US adult population (41.6%). This indicates a positive correlation between vitamin D deficiency and the presence of LPP/FFA, suggesting that this relationship should be further evaluated in larger patient series.
