Electronic Resource
Springer
European journal of pediatrics
159 (2000), S. 579-581
ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
Key words Osteopetrosis
;
Rickets
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We report the case of a baby girl who presented with rickets at 3 months. At the age of 5 months she was readmitted because of nystagmus and a diagnosis of osteopetrosis was made on the basis of clinical and radiological findings. Rickets is a paradoxical feature of osteopetrosis resulting from inability to maintain a normal calcium-phosphorus balance. In our patient the onset of rickets before other symptoms of osteopetrosis suggests a primary defect. Conclusion It is possible that patients with osteopetrosis and rickets (osteopetrorickets) represent a different mutation like the osteopetrosis mouse, which is the only animal mutation with rickets.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004310000485
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