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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Main Authors: | Girish Singhania, Namrata Singhania, Neha Chawla |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4798941 |
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