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Nutritional Rickets in Northern Iraqi Children – Response to Vitamin D | ||
| Rafidain Journal of Science | ||
| Article 7, Volume 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 54-59 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rjs.2005.42301 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Akram J. Ahmad; Samir B. Al-Mukhtar | ||
| Abstract | ||
| alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and albumin was studied on twenty seven rachitic children aged 6-60 months who attended the outpatient department in Al-Khansa maternity and children's Hospital in Mosul during the period from July 2000 to April 2001 and were followed up 6-8 weeks after treatment by oral massive single dose of vitamin D . The radiological and biochemical characteristics of cases ware ascertained before and after therapy .The biochemical changes ware analyzed by student (t) test. There was a significant increase in the level of serum calcium(p<0.006), phosphorus, and albumin (P<0.0001), with a significant decrease in the ALP activity after vitamin D therapy with no risk of hypercalcaemia (P< 0.0001). In conclusion, ALP is the main test in the follow up of rachitic children ,also oral massive single dose of vitamin D is effective in reversal of BBP to normal levels with no risk of hypercalcaemia Key words: Rickets, Calcium, Phosphorus, Albumin, Alkaline phosphatase, Biochemical Bone Profile, Vitamin D. | ||
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