Vegan Diet Induced Myopathy
Vamsi Chalasani, Sundar Shanmugam, Shankar Venkatasubramanian & Rithvik Ramesh · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020
Background: Secondary hyperparathyroidism can present for the first time as myopathy in some patients. Strict vegans are at risk of vitamin D deficiency resulting in secondary hyperparathyroidism. A myopathic presentation may lead to investigations and misdiagnosis of neuromuscul...
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10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i2130399