Alopecia With Vitamin D-Dependent Rickets Type 2A: A Case Report
January 2024
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Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology
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Studysummary In this case report, a four-year-old girl was diagnosed with vitamin D-dependent rickets type II, manifesting as diffuse alopecia, frontal bossing, hypoplastic teeth, and skin-colored papules, due to a genetic mutation causing resistance to 1.25-dihydroxy vitamin D.
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