title: Malignant infantile osteopetrosis: a rare cause of neonatal hypocalcemia.
abstract: Malignant infantile osteopetrosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by presentation in the first few months of life with manifestations relating to an underlying defect in osteoclastic bone resorption. This report describes a 10 day-old boy in whom neonatal hypocalcemia was present and whose brother had died with the diagnosis of osteopetrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.forename: Yasar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Elkiran
authors.forename: Saadet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akarsu
authors.forename: A Nese Citak
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.forename: A Denizmen
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Aygun
mesh_terms: D002125:Calcium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010022:Osteopetrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002125:Calcium Gluconate