To establish the correlation between vitamin D3 serum levels and allergic rhinitis.

Vitamin D levels were assessed in 23 patients with allergic rhinitis diagnosed clinically by allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma 2008 criteria and results were compared with vitamin D status in the normal population of same region.

The levels of serum vitamin D levels were significantly low in the patients of allergic rhinitis.

Measuring of serum levels of vitamin D could be considered in the routine assessment of patients with allergic rhinitis.

Thakkar B, Katarkar A, Modh D, Jain A, Shah P, Joshi K. Deficiency of Vitamin D in Allergic Rhinitis: A Possible Factor in Multifactorial Disease. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2014;7(3):112-116.