Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets. |
Chong Suhn Kim, Wha Za Shin, Hyun Suk Lee |
Department of Pediatrics, National Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea. |
Vitamin D 결핍성 구루병 |
김종순, 신화자, 이현숙 |
국립원호병원 소아과 |
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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. |
Key Words:
Vitamin D Deficiency, Rickets |
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