Vitamin-D-deficiency rickets even with abundant sunlight - a case to highlight emerging problem

We describe a case of vitamin-D-deficiency rickets in a young child to highlight its existence in Malaysia where sunlight is abundant throughout the year. The child presented with deformity of both legs. He came from an educated urban family but remained indoors most of the time. Radiographs of knee...

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Auteurs principaux: Ting, Tzer Hwu, Devnani, Anand Sobhraj
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Malaysian Medical Association 2016
Accès en ligne:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56867/1/Vitamin-D-deficiency%20rickets%20even%20with%20abundant%20sunlight%20-%20a%20case%20to%20highlight%20emerging%20problem.pdf