Iatrogenic Rickets Myopathy: A case report.

, Kim, Soo A; , Kim, Sun Woo; , Oh, Ki Young

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2010;34(4):480-482.

Kim, Soo A , Kim, Sun Woo , Oh, Ki Young

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Korea. doiloveu@dreamwiz.com

의인성 구루병성 근병증 −증례 보고−

김수아, 김선우, 오기영

순천향대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실

Abstract

Gait disturbance in infants and toddlers results from various diseases, such as musculoskeletal, neuropathic, metabolic, and inherited disorders. These disorders lead to myopathies with muscle weakness. Nutritional deficiency can cause myopathy but it is very rare, because of early diagnosis and effective treatment. Vitamin D deficiency also can induce myopathy. Rickets, the clinical term of chronic vitamin D deficiency, results in secondary hyperparathyroidism that can show the characteristics of myopathy, such as muscle weakness, especially on the proximal muscles of lower extremities and the following waddling gait. We report a rare case of iatrogenic rickety myopathy. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2010; 34: 480-482)

Key Words: Rickets, Myopathy, Vitamin D