Myelofibrosis associated with severe vitamin D deficiency rickets
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2005
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Myelofibrosis is a rare disorder in childhood. In this report, we present the case of a 6-month-old infant with myelofibrosis due to severe vitamin D deficiency rickets. The characteristic clinical and laboratory findings of myelofibrosis improved rapidly after vitamin D therapy. In developing countries, nutritional rickets is still an important health problem. Rickets is not only a skeletal system-related disorder, it is also a systemic disorder. Rickets should be considered, therefore, as one of the conditions that can lead to severe haematological disorders in infants.
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calcium , phosphorus , vitamin D , anemia , article , bone density , bone marrow biopsy , bone radiography , breast feeding , bronchopneumonia , case report , clinical examination , clinical feature , developing country , disease association , disease severity , follow up , hepatosplenomegaly , human , infant , laboratory test , male , myelofibrosis , nutritional deficiency , patient referral , rickets , treatment outcome , vitamin D deficiency , vitamin supplementation