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Vitamin D levels are associated with epistaxis severity and bleeding duration in hereditary hemorrhagic
Lauren Marissa Weber1, Jamie McDonald2, Kevin Whitehead3,4
1University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
Aim:
To explore the association between vitamin D levels and mild versus severe epistaxis, as well as the overall epistaxis severity score (ESS) in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
Patients & Methods:
A retrospective chart review of 198 patients was performed to explore the relationship between vitamin D levels and the ESS. Vitamin D levels were also compared with those with mild epistaxis to those with severe epistaxis.
Results:
A significant difference was found between patient's vitamin D levels and their associated ESS and duration of epistaxis. Patients with mild epistaxis had higher levels of vitamin D than patients with severe epistaxis.
Conclusion:
Vitamin D is associated with features of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia including ESS, bleeding time and epistaxis severity.
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