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Assessment of CXCL10 and vitamin D in patients with persistent pityriasisrosea during COVID-19 pandemic
Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists ; 32(1):117-122, 2022.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1812772
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Background Pityriasisrosea (PR) is an exanthematous disorder accompanied by systemic recurrence of HHV 6 and/ or 7. Objective To explain the link between levels of vitamin D and CXCL10 in persistent PR during COVID-19. Methods The study encompassed 25 patients (10 males and 15 females, age range 10-40 years) with persistent PR more than 12 weeks and 25 control subjects (12 males and 13 females, age range 11- 38 years) examined in the medical Excellence center, Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, National Research Center, Egypt between November 2020 and March 2021. Blood samples were collected from controls and persistent PR patients for more than 12 weeks, 15 days later after topmost clinical symptoms. Assessment of serum CXCL10 was done by ELISA kit. Vitamin D was determined using the chemi-luminescence technique. Results A student unpaired T- test was done at P<0.05 illustrating a significant increase in levels of CXCL10 while a significant decrease in levels of vitamin D in the sera of both male and female patients in comparison to control ones. Conclusion Our study provided evidence that circulating CXCL10 is elevated in persistent PR patients as well as in COVID-19 where PR is one of clinical symptoms of coronavirus. This highlights the immunological response in PR and contributes to a clear explanation of cutaneous defense mechanism. Vitamin D showed a significant reduction in persistent PR patients and has been shown to be safe and guard against acute respiratory infections as in COVID-19
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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal: Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal: Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists Year: 2022 Document Type: Article