Old Era Continues in Modern World: A Case Report of Scurvy Induced Myopathy in Patient with Chronic Alcoholism.


Journal

Case reports in medicine
ISSN: 1687-9627
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101512910

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 21 08 2019
revised: 23 03 2020
accepted: 26 03 2020
entrez: 25 4 2020
pubmed: 25 4 2020
medline: 25 4 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

We report a case of myopathy in a chronic alcoholic patient with scurvy who presented with generalized weakness, myalgias, and arthralgia. Our case raises awareness regarding rare interaction between vitamin C deficiency and myopathy which is seen more commonly in patients with history of chronic alcoholism and low socioeconomic status. Early treatment with vitamin C replacement is helpful in treatment of the disease and its complications.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32328106
doi: 10.1155/2020/4798941
pmc: PMC7171605
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

4798941

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Girish Singhania et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors do not have any conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Auteurs

Girish Singhania (G)

Department of Hospital Medicine, CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, Little Rock, AR, USA.

Namrata Singhania (N)

Department of Hospital Medicine, Mount Carmel East Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.

Neha Chawla (N)

Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.

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