title: [Chest pain in a 37-year-old Sikh].
abstract: Chest pain can be the only sign of osteomalacia. The case of a 37 years old patient from India, member of the religious group of the sikh, with vitamin D deficiency is presented. The disease developed as a consequence of reduced sun exposure (covering a substantial part of the body for ethnic reasons). The pathogenesis, clinical picture and implications for daily practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Poliklinik, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schiltknecht
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Furrer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D003020:Clothing; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013472:Sunlight; D013997:Time Factors; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D