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Malignant osteopetrosis obscured by maternal vitamin D deficiency in a neonate
D Popp1, B Zieger, A Schmitt-Gräff
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Heidelberg, Germany. doris_popp@med.uni-heidelberg.de
European Journal of Pediatrics
|June 27, 2000
Abstract
Unlabelled:
A neonate presented with clinical, biochemical, endocrine and radiographic features consistent with vitamin D deficiency rickets of maternal origin. Persistent hypocalcemia and subsequent development of pancytopenia, hemolysis and hepatosplenomegaly prompted further studies that led to the diagnosis of infantile osteopetrosis.
Conclusion:
Osteopetrosis is an important differential diagnosis of neonatal rickets and is not excluded by low vitamin D levels.