Congenital Rickets: Report of Four Cases
Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency and rickets continue to be health problems in developing countries and most of the infants with congenital rickets may present with hypocalcemic seizure. Case Report In this article, the report on four infants who presented with hypocalcemic seizures but subseque...
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| author | Rahim Vakili Peyman Eshraghi Alireza Ataei Nakhaei Saba Vakili Ali Khakshour Masumeh Saeidi |
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| description | Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency and rickets continue to be health problems in developing countries and most of the infants with congenital rickets may present with hypocalcemic seizure. Case Report In this article, the report on four infants who presented with hypocalcemic seizures but subsequently were found to have congenital rickets is presented. All of them had hypocalcaemia and low level of serum 25- hydroxy vitamin D. Their mothers had not received vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and so evidence of vitamin D deficiency was presented. Conclusion: Although current vitamin D supplementation guidelines for infants was effective in prevention of rickets in Iranian children, it is necessary to evaluate women before pregnancy to prevent this entity. Also infants without vitamin D supplementation therapy who present with seizures during the first 6 months of age should undergo biochemical and other investigations for rickets. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-895195537f554f8e94b1298548a657a32022-12-22T04:24:19ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Pediatrics2345-50472345-50552014-01-01211011052128Congenital Rickets: Report of Four CasesRahim Vakili0Peyman Eshraghi1Alireza Ataei Nakhaei2Saba Vakili3Ali Khakshour4Masumeh Saeidi5Department of Pediatrics Endocrinology,Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences(MUMS), Mashhad, Iran.Department of Pediatrics Endocrinology,Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences(MUMS), Mashhad, Iran.Department of Pediatrics Endocrinology,Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences(MUMS), Mashhad, Iran.Students Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Mashhad, Iran.Department of Pediatrics, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.Students Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Mashhad, Iran.Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency and rickets continue to be health problems in developing countries and most of the infants with congenital rickets may present with hypocalcemic seizure. Case Report In this article, the report on four infants who presented with hypocalcemic seizures but subsequently were found to have congenital rickets is presented. All of them had hypocalcaemia and low level of serum 25- hydroxy vitamin D. Their mothers had not received vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and so evidence of vitamin D deficiency was presented. Conclusion: Although current vitamin D supplementation guidelines for infants was effective in prevention of rickets in Iranian children, it is necessary to evaluate women before pregnancy to prevent this entity. Also infants without vitamin D supplementation therapy who present with seizures during the first 6 months of age should undergo biochemical and other investigations for rickets.http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_2128_8a4a1befa1ef681fa0675491114bfd99.htmlCongenital ricketsVitamin D deficiencyHypocalcemiaSeizure |
| spellingShingle | Rahim Vakili Peyman Eshraghi Alireza Ataei Nakhaei Saba Vakili Ali Khakshour Masumeh Saeidi Congenital Rickets: Report of Four Cases International Journal of Pediatrics Congenital rickets Vitamin D deficiency Hypocalcemia Seizure |
| title | Congenital Rickets: Report of Four Cases |
| title_full | Congenital Rickets: Report of Four Cases |
| title_fullStr | Congenital Rickets: Report of Four Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congenital Rickets: Report of Four Cases |
| title_short | Congenital Rickets: Report of Four Cases |
| title_sort | congenital rickets report of four cases |
| topic | Congenital rickets Vitamin D deficiency Hypocalcemia Seizure |
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