Abstract
Reports of vitamin D-deficiency rickets and its associated morbidity continue among inadequately supplemented, dark-skinned breastfed infants. Despite the new vitamin D dietary guidelines, there remain significant numbers of unsupplemented breastfed infants. Here we report a case of subclinical vitamin D-deficiency rickets. This patient had biochemical and radiographic but not clinical evidence for rickets. We propose a new step of screening high-risk infants for subclinical rickets using wrist films paired with 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | e70-72 |
Journal | Pediatrics |
Volume | 113 |
Issue number | 1 Pt 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health