Evaluation of nasal mucociliary clearance time in patients with Vitamin-D deficiency.
Fatih Alper AkcanYusuf DündarHümeyra Bayram AkcanAhmet UluatDerya Cebeciİlhan ÜnlüPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2019)
The mean NMC time was significantly increased in patients with Vitamin-D deficiency which can be corrected after Vitamin-D replacement protocols. The prolonged mucociliary clearance might be one of the pathophysiologic pathways at increased upper respiratory tract infections, and sinonasal and ear infections in patients with Vitamin-D deficiency.
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