title: [Hypovitaminosis D and burn injury].
abstract: Vitamin D deficiency is common in adults and even in children, appearing to be more frequent than expected.Accumulating data about the pleiotropic effects of vitamin D have raised renewed interest in this hormone. Severe burn injury represents a unique trauma leading to major systemic dysfunctions such as bone loss, mineral disruptions, myopathy, or immunosuppression. Moreover, burn patients are at high risk of hypovitaminosis D. In this context, vitamin D supplementation could help counteract post-burn sequelae. The aim of the present review is to summarize the current knowledge on vitamin D with a special focus on burn related hypovitaminosis D.
authors.affiliation: CHU de Liège. afrousseau@chu.ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.affiliation: CHU de Liège.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ledoux
authors.affiliation: CHU de Liège.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Damas
authors.affiliation: CHU de Liège.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cavalier
mesh_terms: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D014807:Vitamin D