Diffuse muscoskeletal pain and proximal myopathy: Do not forget hypovitaminosis D

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-37

  Fabbriciani, Gianluigi ^a   Pirro, Matteo ^a   Leli, Christian ^a   Cecchetti, Andrea ^b   Callarelli, Laura ^a   Rinonapoli, Giuseppe ^a   Scarponi, Anna Maria ^a   Mannarino, Elmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b USL 2   (Italy)

Author keywords

Miopathy; Osteomalacia; Vertebral fracture; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MYOPATHY; OSTEOMALACIA; OSTEOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; SYMPTOM; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OSTEOMALACIA; PAIN; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950344553     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181c3b2c0     Document Type: Article

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