Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6099193 | Journal of Crohn's and Colitis | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Vitamin D deficiency is common in CD patients, but also in healthy controls. Appropriate vitamin D screening should be advised in patients with CD. Moreover, the positive effect of sunlight on the vitamin D status should be discussed with CD patients, but this should be balanced against the potential risk of developing melanomas, especially in patients using thiopurines.
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Authors
Jessica R. de Bruyn, Rosanne van Heeckeren, Cyriel Y. Ponsioen, Gijs R. van den Brink, Mark Löwenberg, Albert J. Bredenoord, Gerard Frijstein, Geert R. D'Haens,