Malignant osteopetrosis obscured by maternal vitamin D deficiency in a neonate |
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| Authors: | D. Popp B. Zieger W. Nützenadel F. Schaefer A. Schmitt-Gräff |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatrics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, DE;(2) Department of Pathology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, DE |
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| Abstract: | A neonate presented with clinical, biochemical, endocrine and radiographic features consistent with vitamin D deficiency rickets of maternal origin. Persistent hypocalcemia and subsequent development of pancytopenia, hemolysis and hepatosplenomegaly prompted further studies that led to the diagnosis of infantile osteopetrosis. Conclusion Osteopetrosis is an important differential diagnosis of neonatal rickets and is not excluded by low vitamin D levels. Received: 19 May 1999 / Accepted: 15 September 1999 |
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| Keywords: | Malignant infantile osteopetrosis Rickets Neonate Vitamin D deficiency |
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