Abstract
<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Recently it has been observed that psoriasis can be successfully controlled by use of vitamin D. This has attracted the curiosity into research on psoriasis and vitamin D as well as role of calcium supplements in the control of psoriasis. Studies have shown that psoriasis risk factor is hypocalcemia. The objective of the study was to analyse serum calcium levels in patients of psoriasis and correlation with severity of psoriasis in comparison with control subjects without psoriasis.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This study recruited 80 subjects, of psoriasis (age and sex control subjects without psoriasis) attending Skin and STD department, Government Medical College Amritsar, Punjab. Both patients and controls studied during period of 2 year from June 2015 to May 2017.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Serum calcium levels were significantly lower in psoriasis patients than in controls. Serum calcium levels values in patients of mild severity (PASI &lt;10), moderate severity (PASI: 11-20) and severe (PASI &gt;21) were 9.00±0.20, 8.93±0.24 &amp; 8.98±0.22 respectively.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Serum calcium levels were found lower in psoriasis patients and there were no correlation with severity of psoriasis. Hypocalcemia is a risk factor of psoriasis.</p>
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