Severe vitamin D deficiency induced myopathy associated with rhabydomyolysis

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 334-336

  Rasheed, Khalid ^a   Sethi, Pooja ^a   Bixby, Eric ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Alabama Pathology Associates   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM ION; CREATINE KINASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MELANIN; MYOGLOBIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LETTER; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOPATHY; PAIN; RHABYDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84878329393     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.112491     Document Type: Letter

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