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Serum Vitamin D Level as a Risk Factor for Female Genital Tuberculosis (FGTB).

Swati GautamAmita JainSalman AkhtarApala PriyadarshiniShyam Pyari Jaiswar
Published in: Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR (2017)
Vitamin D is important for normal immune cell function, as well as regression of FGTB disease. FGTB may be controlled by regulating the serum vitamin D level concentration. This study suggests that, vitamin D deficiency and BMI is strongly associated with the progression of active FGTB disease which alters the expression of antimicrobial peptide and lead to the persistence of TB infection. Therefore, serum vitamin D level may play an important role in treatment of FGTB.
Keyphrases
  • poor prognosis
  • body mass index
  • emergency department
  • physical activity
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • hepatitis c virus
  • hiv aids