Brief communication: Vitamin D serum levels in American tegumentary leishmaniasis from an endemic area in Northeast Brazil

• Published in: The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 102720
• Main Authors: Figueiredo, Lorena Pinheiro, Cerqueira-Silva, Thiago, Magalhães, Andréa, Lago, Ednaldo Lima, Lessa, Marcus Miranda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Elsevier España, S.L.U 01.01.2023; Contexto; Elsevier; Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
• Subjects: Alfacalcidol; Brazil - epidemiology; Brief Communication; Calcifediol; Communication; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Development and progression; Health aspects; Humans; Immune response; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Leishmaniasis; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - epidemiology; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - pathology; Measurement; Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis; Risk factors; United States; Vitamin D; Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology; Brazil; United States; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmaniasis; Vitamin D

The pathogenesis of cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis is associated with different immune responses. Vitamin D may modulate the immune system. Here we evaluate the association of vitamin D levels with the severity of the clinical forms of cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis. We conducted an observ...