Chinese woman, afraid of tanning, suffers fractures from rolling over in bed
Medical tests reveal that the woman’s vitamin D level was critically low, causing accelerated bone resorption, severe osteoporosis
A Chinese woman, who was so fearful of tanning that she had never worn short sleeves, ended up suffering a fracture simply by turning over in her sleep.
The incident has shocked many on Chinese social media.
The case emerged on May 14 when Long Shuang, an attending doctor in the emergency department at XinDu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, shared the unusual incident.
The 48-year-old woman from Chengdu, in southwestern China’s Sichuan province, whose name has not been disclosed, experienced a bone fracture from merely rolling over in bed, a consequence of her prolonged and excessive avoidance of sunlight.
According to Long, the woman had shunned sun exposure since childhood, rarely wore short sleeves outdoors, and always applied sunscreen.
While it remains unclear whether she or her family ever voiced concerns about her extreme sun-avoidance habits, the repercussions became serious after her injury.