Skip Navigation
Menu
Letters |19 May 2015

Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency: Is the Goal Disease Prevention or Full Nutrient Repletion?

Arthur B. Chausmer, MD, PhD

Article, Author, and Disclosure Information
Author, Article, and Disclosure Information
×
FULL TEXT
TO THE EDITOR:
We read Heaney and Armas' editorial (1) about the assessment of and need for vitamin D supplementation with great interest. The pathologic hallmark of vitamin D insufficiency is an increase in uncalcified osteoid organic matrix in bone. The clinical hallmarks of this condition are specific findings, such as Milkman fractures, or unmineralized osteoid on undecalcified bone biopsy specimens. Neither hypocalcemia nor osteoporosis—which causes uniform loss of organic and mineralized bone and is a disorder of architecture, not calcification—is a hallmark of vitamin D deficiency. Virtually no direct clinical evidence of vitamin D deficiency in the general U.S. population is available.
FULL TEXT
PDF
Not Available
Citations
Citation

Chausmer AB. Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency: Is the Goal Disease Prevention or Full Nutrient Repletion?. Ann Intern Med. ;162:738–739. doi: 10.7326/L15-5095

Download citation file:

© 2019

×
Permissions

Published: Ann Intern Med. 2015;162(10):738-739.

DOI: 10.7326/L15-5095

0 Citations
CONTINUE WITH LIMITED ACCESS
Annals of Internal Medicine
To receive access to the full text of freely available articles, alerts, and more. You will be directed to acponline.org to complete your registration.
×
acp link acp
silverchair link silverchair

Copyright © 2019 American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.

Print ISSN: 0003-4819 | Online ISSN: 1539-3704

Privacy Policy

|

Conditions of Use

This site uses cookies. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our privacy policy. | Accept
×

You need a subscription to this content to use this feature.

×
PDF Downloads Require Access to the Full Article.
Annals of Internal Medicine
To receive access to the full text of freely available articles, alerts, and more. You will be directed to acponline.org to complete your registration.
×
Access to this Free Content Requires Users to be Registered and Logged In. Please Choose One of the Following Options
Annals of Internal Medicine
To receive access to the full text of freely available articles, alerts, and more. You will be directed to acponline.org to complete your registration.
×