title: Severe congenital rickets secondary to maternal hypovitaminosis D: a case report.
abstract: We report a full-term baby boy who presented soon after birth with severe congenital rickets. Maternal and neonatal vitamin D levels were very low and the infant responded well to oral vitamin D. Transient secondary hyperparathyroidism normalised on treatment. The mother's vitamin D deficiency was attributed to the region's cultural dress code which prevents exposure to sunlight. There has not been a previous report of severe congenital rickets from this region.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Department, Al Sabah Maternity Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait. maiyegun@qualitynet.net
authors.forename: Sitratallah Olawunmi
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Maiyegun
authors.forename: Abdul Hakeem
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Malek
authors.forename: Lakshmi Viswanathan
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Devarajan
authors.forename: Mohammed Haroun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Dahniya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D011859:Radiography; D012279:Rickets / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency