Chest Pain and Costochondritis Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Report of Two Cases
Vitamin D is integral for bone health, and severe deficiency can cause rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Although osteomalacia can cause severe generalized bone pain, there are only a few case reports of chest pain associated with vitamin D deficiency. We describe 2 patients with chest...
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| description | Vitamin D is integral for bone health, and severe deficiency can cause rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Although osteomalacia can cause severe generalized bone pain, there are only a few case reports of chest pain associated with vitamin D deficiency. We describe 2 patients with chest pain that were initially worked up for cardiac etiologies but were eventually diagnosed with costochondritis and vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency is known to cause hypertrophic costochondral junctions in children (“rachitic rosaries”) and sternal pain with adults diagnosed with osteomalacia. We propose that vitamin D deficiency may be related to the chest pain associated with costochondritis. In patients diagnosed with costochondritis, physicians should consider testing and treating for vitamin D deficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9578479cecc24a139f626ff5fa36e17d2025-02-03T01:29:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/375730375730Chest Pain and Costochondritis Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Report of Two CasesRobert C. Oh0Jeremy D. Johnson1Department of Family Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859, USADepartment of Family Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859, USAVitamin D is integral for bone health, and severe deficiency can cause rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Although osteomalacia can cause severe generalized bone pain, there are only a few case reports of chest pain associated with vitamin D deficiency. We describe 2 patients with chest pain that were initially worked up for cardiac etiologies but were eventually diagnosed with costochondritis and vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency is known to cause hypertrophic costochondral junctions in children (“rachitic rosaries”) and sternal pain with adults diagnosed with osteomalacia. We propose that vitamin D deficiency may be related to the chest pain associated with costochondritis. In patients diagnosed with costochondritis, physicians should consider testing and treating for vitamin D deficiency.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/375730 |
| spellingShingle | Robert C. Oh Jeremy D. Johnson Chest Pain and Costochondritis Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Report of Two Cases Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Chest Pain and Costochondritis Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Report of Two Cases |
| title_full | Chest Pain and Costochondritis Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Report of Two Cases |
| title_fullStr | Chest Pain and Costochondritis Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Report of Two Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chest Pain and Costochondritis Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Report of Two Cases |
| title_short | Chest Pain and Costochondritis Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Report of Two Cases |
| title_sort | chest pain and costochondritis associated with vitamin d deficiency a report of two cases |
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