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Keep this study
Lead
Emory University
With
Dermatology Foundation
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Sites: Subjects will be primarily recruited from the Emory and Grady Memorial Hospital Dermatology Clinics. Additional recruitment will be from community dermatologists using a flyer since this is a relatively uncommon skin disease. This study will also be listed on the NIH and Lupus Foundation of America websites.
Stage of Disease: A previous or new diagnosis of CLE, either clinically supported or confirmed by skin biopsy.
Age: Adult subjects, greater than 18 years old.
You may not be if
Patients who are already actively having their vitD levels monitored and repleted.
Patients with 25(OH)D levels ≥30 ng/ml will be excluded from the RCT but are eligible for the observational arm of the study.
Patients with systemic lupus as defined by the American Rheumatism Association criteria.
Patients with renal lithiasis, hypercalcemia, inflammatory bowel disease, or sarcoidosis.
