Type II Vitamin D Dependent Rickets: A Case Report

Authors

  • Kalpana K Malla Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal
  • Tejesh Malla Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal
  • Chandan Shaw Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal
  • Anna Thapalial Professor and Head of Department, Department of Paediatrics, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v30i1.2460

Keywords:

Rickets, Vitamin D metabolism

Abstract

Vitamin D-dependent rickets Type II is a rare autosomal recessive disorder. Alopecia of the scalp or the body is seen in some families with Vitamin D-dependent rickets Type II. We report a child with this disease, and review the salient features of this disease with emphasis on the associated alopecia. Due to lack of facilities for estimation of 1, 25(OH)2 D and parathyroid hormone, alopecia remains the only clue to the diagnosis of this rare syndrome in association with resistant rickets.

Key words: Rickets, Vitamin D metabolism

DOI: 10.3126/jnps.v30i1.2460

Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society Vol.30(1) 2010 46-49

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Malla, K. K., Malla, T., Shaw, C., & Thapalial, A. (2009). Type II Vitamin D Dependent Rickets: A Case Report. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 30(1), 46–49. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v30i1.2460

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2010)

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Brief Reports/Case Reports/Case Series

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