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Rheumatology 2001; 40: 1417-1418
© 2001 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Hypoparathyroidism presenting as myopathy with raised creatine kinase

J. Barber, R. C. Butler, M. W. J. Davie1 and C. A. Sewry2

Departments of Rheumatology,
1Metabolic Medicine and
2Histopathology, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire SY10 7AG, UK

SIR, We report a case of severe hypocalcaemia associated with myopathy and raised serum creatine kinase (CK). In September 1998 a 71-yr-old retired farmer developed anorexia, lethargy and generalized stiffness with weakness of the shoulder and hip girdle muscles. His erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 39 mm in the first hour and his general practitioner (GP) considered the diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica and gave him a trial of prednisolone. This had little effect and it was soon discontinued. In December 1998 he was seen again by his GP in a distressed state with anxiety and tremor. Depression . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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