Neurofibromatosis, pathological fracture and hypervitaminosis-D.

Abstract:

:Pathologic fractures in children may be due to various causes. Rarely, it may be the presenting symptom of neurofibromatosis. A misdiagnosis of Rickets and Vitamin D supplementation in such a case may wreak havoc in the form of iatrogenic hypervitaminosis D. We report one such case.

journal_name

Indian Pediatr

journal_title

Indian pediatrics

authors

Mondal R,Nandi M,Chandra PK

doi

10.1007/s13312-010-0137-8

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-10-01 00:00:00

pages

881-2

issue

10

eissn

0019-6061

issn

0974-7559

journal_volume

47

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