Scientific article
Case report
English

Vitamin D deficiency: a forgotten treatable cause of motor delay and proximal myopathy

Published inBrain & development, vol. 36, no. 1, p. 84-87
Publication date2014
Abstract

We report a four-year-old African boy referred for proximal muscle weakness, fatigability and episodic limb pain. Classical causes of structural and metabolic myopathy were initially considered before clinical and biological features of vitamin D deficiency rickets were identified. Prompt treatment with vitamin D and calcium supplementation led to a complete reversal of the muscle symptoms. Rickets-associated myopathy should be included in the differential diagnosis of proximal myopathy, especially in at-risk individuals. Vitamin D deficiency and its prevention remain important health issues in industrialized countries.

Keywords
  • Calcium/therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle Weakness/chemically induced
  • Muscular Diseases/chemically induced
  • Rickets/drug therapy/etiology
  • Vitamin D/adverse effects
  • Vitamin D Deficiency/diagnosis
Citation (ISO format)
FLUSS, Joel Victor et al. Vitamin D deficiency: a forgotten treatable cause of motor delay and proximal myopathy. In: Brain & development, 2014, vol. 36, n° 1, p. 84–87. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.11.014
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