Hypocalcaemic fit in an adolescent boy with undiagnosed rickets

Rickets in early childhood has been well documented in the literature. We present a case report on a teenage Somalian boy who had a generalised tonic clonic fit (an unusual presentation of rickets in late childhood) and was diagnosed with vitamin D deficient rickets.

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Published in:Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2007-11, Vol.24 (11), p.778-779
Main Authors: Seerat, I, Greenberg, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Hypocalcemia - diagnosis
Hypocalcemia - etiology
Male
Seizures - diagnosis
Seizures - etiology
Short Report
Teenagers
Vitamin D
Vitamin D Deficiency - complications
Vitamin D Deficiency - diagnosis
Vitamin deficiency
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Summary:Rickets in early childhood has been well documented in the literature. We present a case report on a teenage Somalian boy who had a generalised tonic clonic fit (an unusual presentation of rickets in late childhood) and was diagnosed with vitamin D deficient rickets.
ISSN:1472-0205
1472-0213
DOI:10.1136/emj.2007.050237