Intractable Rickets as Presenting Feature of Wilson's Disease
Rickets by definition is a condition in which the bone mineralization is defective. Among the large cause of Rickets (Vitamin D deficiency, gastrointestinal disorders, acidosis, renal tubular abnormalities...), Wilson's disease is a relatively rare cause. There are few cases of Wilson's di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
2004-10-01
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| Series: | Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd |
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| Online Access: | http://jssu.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=1254&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1 |
| Summary: | Rickets by definition is a condition in which the bone mineralization is defective. Among the large cause of Rickets (Vitamin D deficiency, gastrointestinal disorders, acidosis, renal tubular abnormalities...), Wilson's disease is a relatively rare cause. There are few cases of Wilson's disease presenting first as rickets in the literature. Here we present an Afghan girl with Wilson's disease presenting with intractable Rickets. |
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| ISSN: | 2228-5741 2228-5733 |