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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1977;20(12):981-987. Published online December 31, 1977.

Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets.

Lee Tae Kim¹, So Hun Ko¹, Sung Taek Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Busan National University, College of Medicine, Busan Korea.

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency rickets is a metabolic disorder of growing bone, which is still important nutritional problem in developing countries. Recently we had expirienced 2 cases of typical vitamin D deficiency rickets, who were fed with only thin rice gruels and not fed any nutrient diets, breast milk, vitamin D supplements and almostly not to be exposured to sunlight for a long period of time due to poor socio-economic condition. Treatments were consisted of 600,000 units of vitamin D injection, high protein, high calorie diets and frequent exposures to sunlight. All of two were improved in clinical and laboratory findings after above therapy.

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