Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets.
- Author:
Chong Suhn KIM
1
;
Wha Za SHIN
;
Hyun Suk LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, National Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Vitamin D Deficiency;
Rickets
- MeSH:
Collagen;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Humans;
Male;
Rickets;
Vitamin D Deficiency*;
Vitamin D*;
Vitamins*
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1981;24(1):70-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vitamin D deficiency cause rickets, metabolic disorder of growing bone resulting in bony deformities. Rickets is characterized by formation of collagen and osteoid with defective mineralization. We had experienced ??severe case of Vitamin D deficiency Rickets. He was a boy of 23month at age, fed with gruel only for 6month. Physical, biochemical and radiological finding & therapeutic procedure were presented, Literatre review was made briefly.
