title: [Rickets in a child].
abstract: Vitamin D is necessary for normal bone growth. Deficiency of vitamin D can lead to rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. It is difficult to reach the recommended daily dose of vitamin D in children without cod liver oil or other vitamin D supplementation. Several cases of rickets have been diagnosed in Iceland the past few years. Studies suggest a worldwide increase in the prevalence of the disorder. We report on a girl who was diagnosed with rickets at the age of 27 months. She received inadequate amounts of vitamin D supplementation in the form of AD drops and cod liver oil. Because of food allergy she was on a restricted diet which limited her intake of dietary vitamin D. After diagnosis, she received a high-dose vitamin D therapy (Stoss therapy) which corrected the deficiency. Key words: rickets, food allergy, vitamin D.
authors.affiliation: Laeknadeild haskola Islands.
authors.forename: Harpa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kristinsdottir
authors.forename: Soffía
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jonasdottir
authors.forename: Sigurdur
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bjornsson
authors.forename: Petur
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ludvigsson
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003060:Cod Liver Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy; D006801:Humans; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D011859:Radiography; D012279:Rickets / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D014807:Vitamin D; D003060:Cod Liver Oil