Vitamin D levels in Indian children with intrathoracic tuberculosis

• Published in: Indian journal of medical research (New Delhi, India : 1994) Vol. 140; no. 4; pp. 531 - 537
• Main Authors: Khandelwal, Deepchand, Gupta, Nandita, Mukherjee, Aparna, Lodha, Rakesh, Singh, Varinder, Grewal, Harleen M S, Bhatnagar, Shinjini, Singh, Sarman, Kabra, S K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2014; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Alfacalcidol; Antitubercular Agents - administration & dosage; Calcifediol; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Diseases; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Infant; Male; Original; Physiological aspects; Sputum - drug effects; Sputum - metabolism; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - blood; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - pathology; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - pathology; India

Deficiency of vitamin D, an immunomodulator agent, is associated with increased susceptibility to tuberculosis in adults, but only limited studies are available in the paediatric age group, especially regarding association of vitamin D with type and outcome of tuberculosis. We conducted this study t...