Endocrine Abstracts

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 fractures’ prevalence in patients with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and bullous pemphigoid (BP), potentially deadly autoimmune bullous disorders.Methods: We studied 13 consecutive ac...