Association between Serum Zinc Level and Cutaneous Viral Warts: A Case Control Study
Introduction: Cutaneous viral warts are one of the common skin disorders in general population which can affect any age group and any gender in any country and pose a significant health problem. A possible association with zinc has been suggested in previous studies. Zinc is known to be required fo...
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Introduction: Cutaneous viral warts are one of the common skin disorders in general population which can affect any age group and any gender in any country and pose a significant health problem. A possible association with zinc has been suggested in previous studies. Zinc is known to be required for efficient functioning of immune system.
Objective: To find out the association between serum zinc level and cutaneous viral warts.
Materials and methods: In this case-control study, total of hundred patients were enrolled. Among them 50 (males – 27, females – 23) with cutaneous viral warts were taken as cases and 50 (males – 25, females – 25) healthy individuals were taken as controls after matching the age and sex. The patients were selected from Dermatology outpatient Department of Universal College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa, Nepal. The serum zinc level was measured using spectrophotometry principle.
Results: The mean serum zinc level in the cases and controls were 80.50±37.24 mg/dl and 104.31±25.31 mg/dl respectively. Significant difference in serum zinc level was observed between cases and controls (p=0.0001). There was a strong association between low serum zinc level and cutaneous viral warts (OR=7.37; 95% CI=1.98 – 27.31; p=0.0028).
Conclusion: Serum zinc level in patients with cutaneous viral warts was significantly low as compared to the healthy controls.
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| spelling | doaj-art-cd49abb6db2e4065a557d9fa2b9fbe6b2025-08-24T10:06:18ZengSociety of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists of Nepal (SODVELON)Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology2091-02312091-167X2019-03-01171Association between Serum Zinc Level and Cutaneous Viral Warts: A Case Control StudyAnnu Ranjit0Sudharshan Lal Rajbhandari1Narayan Gautam2Yogesh Poudyal3Gandaki Medical College, pokhara, NepalNAIHS College of Medicine, KathmanduUniversal College of Medical Sciences, BhairahawaSarnath Skin Centre, Bhairahawa Introduction: Cutaneous viral warts are one of the common skin disorders in general population which can affect any age group and any gender in any country and pose a significant health problem. A possible association with zinc has been suggested in previous studies. Zinc is known to be required for efficient functioning of immune system. Objective: To find out the association between serum zinc level and cutaneous viral warts. Materials and methods: In this case-control study, total of hundred patients were enrolled. Among them 50 (males – 27, females – 23) with cutaneous viral warts were taken as cases and 50 (males – 25, females – 25) healthy individuals were taken as controls after matching the age and sex. The patients were selected from Dermatology outpatient Department of Universal College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa, Nepal. The serum zinc level was measured using spectrophotometry principle. Results: The mean serum zinc level in the cases and controls were 80.50±37.24 mg/dl and 104.31±25.31 mg/dl respectively. Significant difference in serum zinc level was observed between cases and controls (p=0.0001). There was a strong association between low serum zinc level and cutaneous viral warts (OR=7.37; 95% CI=1.98 – 27.31; p=0.0028). Conclusion: Serum zinc level in patients with cutaneous viral warts was significantly low as compared to the healthy controls. https://nepjol.info/index.php/NJDVL/article/view/23153Immune systemmicronutrientspapillomaviridaewartszinc |
| spellingShingle | Annu Ranjit Sudharshan Lal Rajbhandari Narayan Gautam Yogesh Poudyal Association between Serum Zinc Level and Cutaneous Viral Warts: A Case Control Study Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology Immune system micronutrients papillomaviridae warts zinc |
| title | Association between Serum Zinc Level and Cutaneous Viral Warts: A Case Control Study |
| title_full | Association between Serum Zinc Level and Cutaneous Viral Warts: A Case Control Study |
| title_fullStr | Association between Serum Zinc Level and Cutaneous Viral Warts: A Case Control Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between Serum Zinc Level and Cutaneous Viral Warts: A Case Control Study |
| title_short | Association between Serum Zinc Level and Cutaneous Viral Warts: A Case Control Study |
| title_sort | association between serum zinc level and cutaneous viral warts a case control study |
| topic | Immune system micronutrients papillomaviridae warts zinc |
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