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DOI :10.5222/j.child.2011.181   IUP :10.5222/j.child.2011.181    Full Text (PDF)

Nutritional Rickets and the Importance of Vitamin D: Case Report

Emel TorunSüleyman BayraktarErdem Gönüllü

Rickets is a mineralization defect due to vitamin D deficiency in growing bone. Although vitamin D supplementation has become widespread, nutritional rickets is still the most common reason of vitamin D deficiency. Avoiding sun exposure, inadequate vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and in early childhood result in nutritional rickets. The patient has applied to our hospital for the progressive bending of her legs after starting to walk. From his medical history, we learnt that, the patient did not receive vitamin D supplementation and adequate nutritional intake of calcium and phosphorus after the birth. The diagnosis of nutritional vitamin D deficiency was based on the combination of the history of poor vitamin D intake, clinical manifestations and typical laboratory findings such as hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, hyperparathyroidsm and low level of 25 hydroxyvitamin D. Our case is an example of serious nutritional rickets which despite vitamin D supplementation is widespread in our country.

Keywords: Vitamin Dricketsinfants
DOI :10.5222/j.child.2011.181   IUP :10.5222/j.child.2011.181    Full Text (PDF)

Nütrisyonel Rahitis ve D Vitamininin Önemi: Vaka Sunumu

Emel TorunSüleyman BayraktarErdem Gönüllü

Rahitis, büyümekte olan kemikte, D vitamini eksikliğine bağlı kemiğin mineralizasyon eksiliğidir. Nütrisyonel D vitamini eksikliği, vitamin D proflaksisinin yaygınlaştırılmasına rağmen, halen rahitisin en önde gelen nedenidir. Güneş ışığından kaçınma, gebelik döneminde yetersiz vitamin takviyesi alınması, D vitamini proflaksinin yetersiz yapılması veya hiç yapılmaması, besinlerle vitamin D alımının azlığı, erken sütçocukluğu döneminde besinsel rahitise neden olmaktadır. Yürümeye başladıktan sonra bacaklarda eğilme başlaması yakınması ile kliniğimize başvuran hastamızın öyküsünde doğumdan itibaren vitamin D takviyesi yapılmadığı belirtildi ve besinlerle kalsiyum ve fosfor alımının yetersiz olduğu anlaşıldı. Rahitisin klinik bulgularının yanında, kalsiyum ve fosfor değerlerinin düşük, parathormon seviyesinin yüksek olması ve 25 hidroksivitamin D düzeyinin çok düşük olması ile nutrisyonel rahitis tanısını doğrulandı. Vakamız proflaktik D vitamini takviyesinin yaygınlaşmasına rağmen, takipsiz hastalarda ciddi nutrisyonel rahitis saptanabileceğine örnek olması açısından sunulmuştur.


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Torun, E., Bayraktar, S., & Gönüllü, E. (2011). Nutritional Rickets and the Importance of Vitamin D: Case Report. Journal of Child, 11(4), 181-184. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.181


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Torun E, Bayraktar S, Gönüllü E. Nutritional Rickets and the Importance of Vitamin D: Case Report. Journal of Child. 2011;11(4):181-184. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.181


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Torun E, Bayraktar S, Gönüllü E. Nutritional Rickets and the Importance of Vitamin D: Case Report. Journal of Child [Internet]. 26 Jun. 2025 [cited 26 Jun. 2025];11(4):181-184. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.181 doi: 10.5222/j.child.2011.181


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