A 60 years old lady with osteomalacia due to deficiency of vitamin D
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Vitamin D Deficiency including Osteomalacia and Rickets
Adequate vitamin D3 by synthesis in the skin and from dietary and supplemental sources is essential for bone health throughout life. [1] Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults are the classic but extreme manifestations of severe vitamin D deficiency. Links have also been shown between poor vitamin D status and breast cancer, bowel cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, metabolic syndrome...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dhaka Medical College
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2219-7494,1028-0928
DOI: 10.3329/jdmc.v21i1.13248