Old Era Continues in Modern World: A Case Report of Scurvy Induced Myopathy in Patient with Chronic Alcoholism

Girish Singhania; Namrata Singhania; Neha Chawla

doi:10.1155/2020/4798941

Old Era Continues in Modern World: A Case Report of Scurvy Induced Myopathy in Patient with Chronic Alcoholism

Case Rep Med. 2020 Apr 9:2020:4798941. doi: 10.1155/2020/4798941. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Girish Singhania¹, Namrata Singhania², Neha Chawla³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hospital Medicine, CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, Little Rock, AR, USA.
² Department of Hospital Medicine, Mount Carmel East Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
³ Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.

Abstract

We report a case of myopathy in a chronic alcoholic patient with scurvy who presented with generalized weakness, myalgias, and arthralgia. Our case raises awareness regarding rare interaction between vitamin C deficiency and myopathy which is seen more commonly in patients with history of chronic alcoholism and low socioeconomic status. Early treatment with vitamin C replacement is helpful in treatment of the disease and its complications.

Publication types

Case Reports