TY - JOUR ID - TI - Shinbone Pain and Fatigue Are the Commonest Musculoskeletal Presentation in Vitamin D Deficiency AU - Husam M. Abdulsahib AU - Ali Al Mousawi AU - Mahdi Abdul Sahib PY - 2020 VL - 13 IS - 1 SP - 2301 EP - 2309 JO - Karbala Journal of Medicine مجلة كربلاء الطبية SN - 19905483 29580889 AB - Background: In the past few decades, great attention has been paid to vitamin D deficiency and has been reported to be associated with a growing list of conditions. Nonspecific muscu-loskeletal manifestations are a common problem in vitamin D deficiency. The aim of this case series study was to explore the different nonspecific musculoskeletal presentations of this deficiency among adult people.Patients and methods: A descriptive study was designed to determine the prevalence of nonspecific musculoskeletal symptoms with vitamin D deficiency among adult patients visit-ing a private clinic in holy Kerbala/ Iraq during two years period. Result and discussion: Shinbone pain and fatigue were the most prevalent symptoms and showed positive association with vitamin D level. Other symptoms included low backache, proximal muscle ache and knee osteoarthritis. The association of these symptoms with demo-graphic and anthropometric measures were explained. Vitamin D deficiency is a prevalent condition and need to be investigated even in countries with apparently high sun light expo-sure.

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