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Global Consensus Recommendations on Prevention and Management of Nutritional Rickets

Horm. res. paediatr; 85 (2), 2016

"BACKGROUND: Vitamin D and calcium deficiencies are common worldwide, causing nutritional rickets and osteomalacia, which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of infants, children, and adolescents; the consequences can be lethal or can last into adulthood. The goals of this evidence-bas...

Calcio/deficiencia, Lactancia, Embarazo, Complicaciones del Embarazo/prevención & control, Salud Pública, Raquitismo, Factores de Riesgo, Deficiencia de Vitamina D/complicaciones, Raquitismo/terapia, Raquitismo/diagnóstico

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European Society of Endocrinology: European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Guideline: treatment of chronic hypoparathyroidism in adults

Hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) is a rare (orphan) endocrine disease with low calcium and inappropriately low (insufficient) circulating parathyroid hormone levels, most often in adults secondary to thyroid surgery. Standard treatment is activated vitamin D analogues and calcium supplementation and not repla...