MYOPATHYAS AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF OSTEOMALASIA IN ADOLESCENCE, CASE REPORT.
Journal Title: International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR) - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Reporting an adolescent patient with osteomalacia presented initially with complete inability to walk and clinicalfeatures consistent with proximal myopathy which is one of the uncommon presentation for osteomalasia and vitamin D deficiency. Afterexcluding other causes leading to myopathy by clinical,laboratory ,graphical ,and imaging methods and confirming the diagnosis of osteomalacia by lab. And radiological methods . Remarkable improvement of the myopathy and other signs and symptoms of vitamin D deficiency after starting the treatment with vitamin D and calciumsuppliment was noted. This report illustrates the importance of consideringosteomalaciaas a possible and treatable cause of proximal myopathy in adolescents and young adults
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Alaa QasimAlawadi.
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