Non-classical presentation of vitamin D deficiency: a case report

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin; vitamin D is essential to sustain health and it protects against osteoporosis. It is crucial to the human body’s physiology in terms of muscular movement and neurological signal transmission, and to the immune system in defense against invading pathoge...

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Autores principales: Ibrahim, Mohanad Kamaleldin Mahmoud, Elnimeiri, Mustafa Khidir Mustafa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7416384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32772912
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02454-1
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin; vitamin D is essential to sustain health and it protects against osteoporosis. It is crucial to the human body’s physiology in terms of muscular movement and neurological signal transmission, and to the immune system in defense against invading pathogens. CASE PRESENTATION: This was a case of a 26-year-old Sudanese woman who presented with a 2-year history of anosmia, recurrent nasal polyps, back pain, and chronic fatigue. She was diagnosed as having a case of vitamin D deficiency and responded well to treatment. CONCLUSION: There is an association between vitamin D deficiency and recurrent allergic nasal conditions.

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