Professional rugby athletes practicing a sport characterized by intense outdoor training and with good calcium intake are at higher risk of hypovitaminosis D that worsens significantly during times of low cutaneous vitamin D production. Further studies are warranted to evaluate whether an appropriate supplementation with cholecalciferol in professional athletes is needed.
Hypercapnic respiratory failure due to muscle weakness secondary to polymyositis (PM) is quite exceptional in the intensive care setting. We draw attention to the presentation of a case of trichinosis manifested by severe muscle weakness that was attributed to PM refractory to the steroid treatment. Clin Pulm Med 2003;10(4):235-240
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