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Background
- Preventable condition in infants and children that is attributed to Vitamin D deficiency
- Extreme deficiency leading to decrease bone mineralization in children, with or without hypocalcemia
- Risk factors for Vitamin D deficiency in infants include:
- Exclusive breastfed infants without vitamin D supplementation
- Dark skin pigmentation
- Maternal Vitamin D deficiency
- In utero, 25-hydroxyvitamin D passes through the placenta to the infant
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Evaluation
Management
Disposition
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