Abstract
Severe burn injury is associated with vitamin D deficiency, low bone turnover, and abnormalities in calcium homoeostasis. Patients do not routinely receive vitamin D supplementation and sun exposure is currently not controlled. By analysis of skin biopsy samples for vitamin D3 precursors after exposure to ultraviolet B light we found that the conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol to previtamin D3 was reduced in children a mean of 14 months after the burn. Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations were also found. We conclude that vitamin D supplementation is necessary after burn injury.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 291-292 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Lancet |
Volume | 363 |
Issue number | 9405 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 24 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine