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Y F I R L I T
að D-vítamínbæta matvörur en það er algengt í öðrum löndum.10
Þetta tilfelli undirstrikar mikilvægi D-vítamínuppbótar, ekki síst
hjá ungum börnum. Heilbrigðisstarfsmenn þurfa að hafa beinkröm
og D-vítamínskort í huga, sérstaklega hjá börnum sem þrífast illa
og hjá börnum með fæðuofnæmi. Hægt er að koma í veg fyrir
beinkröm hjá bömum með góðu eftirliti á heilsugæslustöðvum,
reglubundinni kennslu heilbrigðisstarfsmanna og góðri fræðslu til
foreldra og forráðamanna barna um mikilvægi D-vítamínuppbótar.
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ENGLISH SUMMARY
Rickets in a child
Kristinsdóttir H, Jónasdóttir S, Björnsson S, Lúðvígsson P
Vitamin D is necessary for normal bone growth. Deficiency of vitamin D can lead to rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. It is difficult to reach the
recommended daily dose of vitamin D in children without cod liver oil or other vitamin D supplementation. Several cases of rickets have been diagnosed in
lceland the past few years. Studies suggest a worldwide increase in the prevalence of the disorder.
We report on a girl who was diagnosed with rickets at the age of 27 months. She received inadequate amounts of vitamin D supplementation in the
form of AD drops and cod liver oil. Because of food allergy she was on a restricted diet which limited her intake of dietary vitamin D. After diagnosis, she
received a high-dose vitamin D therapy (Stoss therapy) which corrected the deficiency.
Key words: rickets, food allergy, vitamin D.
Correspondence: Pétur Lúðvigsson, peturl@l3ndspltali.is
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