Vitamin D Deficiency Presenting as Proximal Myopathy: An Overlooked Diagnosis - A Case Series and Review of the Literature
The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is ubiquitous. Severe disease can present very dramatically and can be misleading to the treating physician, resulting in mismanagement. A high index of suspicion in vulnerable patients should help circumvent this problem, including a thorough history and phys...
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| Language: | English |
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European Medical Journal
2022-02-01
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| Series: | European Medical Journal |
| Online Access: | https://www.emjreviews.com/rheumatology/article/vitamin-d-deficiency-presenting-as-proximal-myopathy-an-overlooked-diagnosis-a-case-series-and-review-of-the-literature/ |