Rickets with Alopecia Signals Vitamin D Dependent Rickets Type II

    January 2016 in “ Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society ”
    Suman Yadav, Narendra Bhatta
    Studysummary This case report discusses a 27-month-old girl with vitamin D-dependent rickets type II, who showed minor improvement in skeletal features and alopecia after high-dose oral calcium and vitamin D3 treatment.
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