Tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency

VernacularTitle:结核病与维生素D缺乏
Author: Chenqi LI ¹ ; Gen MIAO ; Hongtao LU ; Hongxia LI ; Yuxiao TANG ; Hui SHEN
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1. 海军军医大学(第二军医大学)海军医学系,上海 200433;海军军医大学(第二军医大学)第三附属医院营养科,上海 200438
Keywords: vitamin D deficiency; tuberculosis; susceptibility; malnutrition
From: Academic Journal of Naval Medical University 2025;46(11):1476-1481
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Tuberculosis is still the second leading cause of death from a single source of infection in the world.There is a two-way relationship between tuberculosis and the nutritional status of the body,which affects and causes each other.Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient,most research results show that vitamin D deficiency is common in tuberculosis patients,which is related to lack of sunlight,decreased dietary intake of vitamin D and anti-tuberculosis drug treatment.Low level vitamin D can increase tuberculosis susceptibility to some extent,but the research results are not completely consistent.This paper reviews the nutritional status of vitamin D in tuberculosis patients in recent years,the causes of vitamin D deficiency in tuberculosis patients and the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and susceptibility of tuberculosis,so as to provide references for further study on the role of vitamin D in tuberculosis prevention and treatment.