The Sunshine Supplement: The Importance of Vitamin D for AIH Patients

With the warmer temperatures and more sun, it’s important to understand that if you take an immunosuppressant like azathioprine, you have a slightly increased risk of developing skin cancer. But the Vitamin D the sun provides is important for long-term health, especially for patients with autoimmune hepatitis. Vitamin D has also been in the news recently because scientists are exploring whether Vitamin D can help protect against COVID-19. Watch this short video with AIHA Executive Director Craig Lammert, M.D., and Sahand Rahnama, M.D., an assistant professor of dermatology at Indiana University, and learn about safe ways to get adequate Vitamin D. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions about whether you should consider supplements.