Periorbital melanosis and its possible association with insulin resistance and vitamin D deficiency: A pilot case-control study.

Sara Ibrahim Abd El Fattah TahaLamyaa SalemRasha Mohamad HassanMahy El-BassiounyMarwa HamdyMarwa Adham El-Mohamdy

Published in: The Journal of international medical research (2024)

POM was associated with indices of IR and vitamin D deficiency. However, the exact causal link among POM, IR, and vitamin D needs to be established. However, the results of this pilot study suggest that POM may have potential as a cutaneous non-invasive marker of these metabolic disorders which would assist in detecting and treating them at an early stage.

Keyphrases

early stage
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet
density functional theory
study protocol
skeletal muscle
sentinel lymph node
clinical trial
high fat diet induced
human health
radiation therapy
lymph node