Old Era Continues in Modern World: A Case Report of Scurvy Induced Myopathy in Patient with Chronic Alcoholism
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 al...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ee9f6ae605042968058f160a335ac1c2025-02-03T06:46:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352020-01-01202010.1155/2020/47989414798941Old Era Continues in Modern World: A Case Report of Scurvy Induced Myopathy in Patient with Chronic AlcoholismGirish Singhania0Namrata Singhania1Neha Chawla2Department of Hospital Medicine, CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, Little Rock, AR, USADepartment of Hospital Medicine, Mount Carmel East Hospital, Columbus, OH, USAFlorida International University, Miami, FL, USAWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4798941 |
| spellingShingle | Girish Singhania Namrata Singhania Neha Chawla Old Era Continues in Modern World: A Case Report of Scurvy Induced Myopathy in Patient with Chronic Alcoholism Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Old Era Continues in Modern World: A Case Report of Scurvy Induced Myopathy in Patient with Chronic Alcoholism |
| title_full | Old Era Continues in Modern World: A Case Report of Scurvy Induced Myopathy in Patient with Chronic Alcoholism |
| title_fullStr | Old Era Continues in Modern World: A Case Report of Scurvy Induced Myopathy in Patient with Chronic Alcoholism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Old Era Continues in Modern World: A Case Report of Scurvy Induced Myopathy in Patient with Chronic Alcoholism |
| title_short | Old Era Continues in Modern World: A Case Report of Scurvy Induced Myopathy in Patient with Chronic Alcoholism |
| title_sort | old era continues in modern world a case report of scurvy induced myopathy in patient with chronic alcoholism |
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