Unexplained musculoskeletal pain in people of South Asian ethnic group referred to a rheumatology clinic - relationship to biochemical osteomalacia, persistence over time and response to treatment with calcium and vitamin D.

Abstract

This observational study conducted in a rheumatology clinic in the north of England has shown high levels of biochemical osteomalacia in people of South Asian origin and high levels of persistent pain and disability, unrelated to diagnosis, biochemical status or treatment with calcium and vitamin D.