The Combined Use of Intravenous and Oral Calcium for the Treatment of Vitamin D Dependent Rickets Type II

    August 1993 in “ Clinical endocrinology ”
    Aida I. Al‐Aqeel, Pinar Özand, Samia H. Sobki … Stephen J. Marx
    Studysummary This study found that intravenous high dose calcium infusions followed by high dose oral calcium effectively treated vitamin D dependent rickets type II, leading to complete biochemical and radiological healing and improved growth in two patients.
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