A member asked:

Could low vitamin d be misdiagnosed as inflammatory arthritis?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Blake Miller answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

No: Or should I say it's highly unlikely. Vitamin d is involved in calcium metabolism, whereas inflammatory arthritis in an immune phenomenon. Vitamin d has no direct correlation to the immune system.

Answered 6/7/2013

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No: Low vitamin d could not be misdiagnosed as inflammatory arthritis, but low vitamin d levels can be associated with autoimmune diseases such as lupus and some studies are suggesting that lower levels of vitamin d are associated with more severe disease.

Answered 6/7/2013

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