Ugeskrift for Laeger
Volume 162, Issue 46, 2000, Pages 6250-6251

Osteomalacia - A frequently overlooked condition among refugees and immigrants [Osteomalacia - En hyppigt overset tilstand blandt flygtninge og indvandrere] (Article)

Jensen J.-E.B.* , Hitz M.F.
  • a Endokrinologisk Klinik, H:S Hvidovre Hospital, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
  • b [Affiliation not available]

Abstract

A case of osteomalacia due to vitamin D deficiency in a 25 year old female immigrant from Pakistan is described. Symptoms consisted of low back and hip pain, associated with proximal muscle weakness and waddling gait. Laboratory evaluation revealed low 25 hydroxy vitamin D, secondary hyperparathyroidism and high serum levels of alkaline phosphatases.

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Denmark Pakistan case report female Emigration and Immigration Humans osteomalacia ethnology vitamin D deficiency Article human adult migration
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ISSN: 00415782
Cited by: 4
Original Language: Danish