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16585820

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
This report is based on observations during the conduct of a study of hypocalcemia in infants and children. In a study of 50 cases, 13 exclusively breast fed infants manifesting with hypocalcemic seizures were confirmed to have vitamin D deficiency. None of the 13 infants had received vitamin D supplementation. All of them had biochemical evidence of hyperparathyroidism and low levels of 25 (OH) Vit D3 and promptly responded to therapy with vitamin D and calcium. All the mothers of these 13 infants had low levels of 25 (OH) Vit D3. Mothers of 5 infants had reported reduced exposure to sunlight due to religious reasons. This report emphasizes the need to supplement Vitamin D in exclusively breast fed infants and also to encourage exposure to sunlight in them and their mothers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0019-6061
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
247-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypocalcemia due to vitamin D deficiency in exclusively breastfed infants.
pubmed:affiliation
Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital (KKCTH), 12- A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034. Tamil Nadu, India. sbsped53@sify.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article