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VIRAL: Bizarre image of Vitamin D deficiency is actually photoshopped!!

For those who are already having vitamin D deficiency, this picture can make your heart skip a beat. An X-ray image of a hand of a vitamin D deficient person is doing rounds on social media and has created panic among netizens.

"Calcium hyperproficiency is a rare complication of vitamin D deficiency, where excess calcium from bone resorption forms complex structures resembling primary teeth. Neoformed teeth grow on different bones, such as this patient's hand, causing fractures and joint dysfunction," tweets @Valdevia_Art.

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