ea0029p136 | Bone & Osteoporosis | ICEECE2012
Eller-Vainicher C.
, Marzano A.
, Trevisan V.
, Cairoli E.
, Zhukouskaya V.
, Marchese L.
, Morelli V.
, Beck-Peccoz P.
, Crosti C.
, Chiodini I.
Background: Vitamin D deficiency plays a role in autoimmune diseases and risk of fractures. No data are available on vitamin D levels and vertebral fractures in autoimmune bullous skin diseases.Objectives: To assess vitamin D serum levels and vertebral fracturesÂ’ prevalence in patients with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and bullous pemphigoid (BP), potentially deadly autoimmune bullous disorders.Methods: We studied 13 consecutive ac...