Vitamin D-Dependent Rickets: Eight cases
Yasar Cesur 1, Sevil A. Yuca 2 * , M.Selcuk Bektaş 1, Cahide Yılmaz 1, Haluk Dulger 1, Hayrettin Temel 1
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1 Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey2 Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Objective:
Vitamin D is essential for bone development and health, and deficiency resulting in rickets and skeletal deformities is seen mainly during rapid growth. Hereditary vitamin D dependent rickets type I and type II rickets is a very rare form of rickets, characterized by 1-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency or end-organ resistance to vitamin D. We aimed to investigate, clinical and laboratory characteristics of eight cases with Vitamin D-dependent rickets (VDRR).

Method:
The mean age of patients during diagnosis was 2.6 years. Excluding one patient, others were males (87.5%).

Results:
Mean laboratory values during referral was calcium 7.5±1,5 mg/dl, phosphorus 4±1.2 mg/dl, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 1679±641 U/L and parathyroid hormone (PTH) 524±498 pg/ml. Patients received 1.2 µg/kg/day calcitriol. During follow-ups serum ALP and PTH values of patients turned to normal levels.

Conclusion:
In rickets, cases with persistent increased serum ALP and PTH levels it will be appropriate to investigate serum 25 (OH) D levels in cases diagnosed with vitamin D-dependent rickets even though hypocalcaemia is absent. Administration of adequate doses of calcitriol in some cases is able to clinical and laboratory values return to normal.

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Article Type: Original Article

EUR J GEN MED, 2016, Volume 13, Issue 1, 16-20

https://doi.org/10.15197/ejgm.01464

Publication date: 16 Jan 2016

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