High Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D in Patients Presenting with Proximal Muscle Weakness: A Sub-Himalayan Study.

Conclusion: Muscle weakness is common among vitamin-D deficient individuals. Our study indicates that more focus should be on muscle symptoms in at risk population groups. The vitamin D deficiency related myopathy should not be missed due to its potential reversibility with vitamin D supplementation. PMID: 29322711 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - Category: General Medicine Tags: J Assoc Physicians India Source Type: research