CONTINUOUS INTRAVENOUS INFUSION OF CALCIUM IN VITAMIN D DEFICIENT RICKETS
- 1 August 1963
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 32 (2) , 272-279
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.32.2.272
Abstract
In six patients with vitamin D deficient rickets, aged 4 to 12 months, calcium was administered by continuous intravenous infusion. The total amount of calcium delivered over a period of 9 to 38 days ranged from 2.4 to 13.6 gm. As a result of the infusion, radiologic healing of rickets appeared promptly in the mild cases, but was much delayed in the more severe. The influence of the calcium infusion on calcium, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphatase in the serum, and on calcium and phosphorus in the urine has been discussed.Keywords
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