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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2022

Vitamin D Deficiency and Interleukin Levels in Allergic Rhinitis: A Case-Control Study.

Smile Kajal, Prazwal Shrestha, Yashdeep Gupta, Rakesh Deepak, Hitesh Verma

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Vitamin D and allergic diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Smile KajalDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Room 4075, 4th Floor, Academic block, New Delhi, India.
Prazwal ShresthaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Room 4075, 4th Floor, Academic block, New Delhi, India.
Yashdeep GuptaDepartment of Endocrinology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Rakesh DeepakDepartment of Immunogenetics and Transplant Immunology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Hitesh VermaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Room 4075, 4th Floor, Academic block, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7905-3073
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Various studies have shown a positive co-relation between Vitamin D deficiency and severity of Allergic Rhinitis (AR) based on subjective symptoms. AR is also associated with serum eosinophilia and raised levels of various interleukins (IL)-particularly IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13. To compare serum Vitamin D levels, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 levels, and eosinophilia in AR patients with healthy controls and co-relate disease severity using Sino-nasal Outcome Test-22 (SNOT-22) score in patients with Vitamin D deficiency. 30 patients and 30 healthy controls were recruited. 10 ml blood sample was drawn from each patient and healthy control. It was then processed to evaluate absolute eosinophil count, serum levels of Vitamin D, and IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13. 93.33% of patients with AR and 70% of healthy controls had decreased Vitamin D levels (below 25 ng/ml). The mean Vitamin D levels was 10.50 ± 2.34 ng/ml and 17.54 ± 2.84 ng/ml in the patient and control group, respectively (

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Allergic RhinitisInterleukinsSNOT-22Vitamin D

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PMCPMC9702483
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