Health Condition 1: L811- Chloasma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
DESAI SHAILEE DEVEN
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Clinically diagnosed cases of Melasma 2.Above 18 years of age. 3.Patient willing to give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with melasma having any underlying systemic illness e.g.: Anaemia due to other secondary causes such as folate deficiency, renal insufficiency, malnutrition and malabsorption causes. 2. Patients with cardiac or thyroid disease, patients on oral contraceptives, hormonal therapy, phototoxic or anticonvulsant drugs known to cause or aggrevate melasma and patients with menstrual irregularities were also excluded from the study. 3.Pregnant and lactating women. 4.Patients below 18 years of age. 5.Patients not willing to give an informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the association of serum Iron profile in female patients of Melasma.Timepoint: At the end of 15 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate total body iron stores by assessing serum iron, ferritin and total iron binding capacity (TIBC) level among nonpregnant females with melasma. â?¢ To assess the association of severity of Melasma with low Hb, Iron and Ferritin and increased TIBC in patients of Melasma Timepoint: At the end of 15 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSHAILEE DESAI
SIR T HOSPITAL, BHAVNAGAR
Outcome results
None listed