Rickets with alopecia-remission following a course of 1-α-hydroxy vitamin D3therapy

✍ Scribed by D. S. Manandhar; S. Sarkawi; M. C. J. Hunt

• Book ID: 104776285
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 673 KB
• Volume: 148
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-6997
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00443105

✦ Synopsis

A child is described with rickets and alopecia who did not respond to high doses of vitamin D3 but who responded to a small dose of 1-ct-hydroxyvitamin D3. Treatment was continued for 2 years and then stopped. She has not shown any signs of relapse 1 year after stopping treatment. Her alopecia, however, has remained unchanged. One year after stopping treatment, her serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol and parathormone levels were within normal limits but serum 1,25-dihydroxycholeealciferol was elevated.