title: A case of nutritional osteomalacia in young adult male.
abstract: Vitamin D is an important hormone that can be a role of bone and calcium metabolism in the human organ. Thus, vitamin D deficiency could contribute to the severity of metabolic bone disease. The osteomalacia, one of the metabolic bone diseases, is the softening of the bones caused by defective bone mineralization secondary to inadequate amounts of available phosphorus and calcium. We experienced a case of osteomalacia presented with walking disturbance, 30 year-old young aged man, caused by vitamin D deficiency due to strict vegetarian diet and lack of sunlight exposures.
authors: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors: Choong-Kyun
authors: CK
authors: Noh
authors: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors: Min-Jeong
authors: MJ
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors: Bu Kyung
authors: BK
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors: Yoon-Sok
authors: YS
authors: Chung
keywords: Osteomalacia; Vegetarian; Vitamin D