All issues > Volume 24(1); 1981

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1981;24(1):70-74. Published online January 15, 1981.

Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets.

Chong Suhn Kim, Wha Za Shin, Hyun Suk Lee

¹Department of Pediatrics, National Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

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.

Keywords :Vitamin D Deficiency;Rickets