ArticleArchives of disease in childhood1977
Rachitic respiratory distress in small preterm infants.
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- Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of vitamin D deficiency in preterm and low birth weight infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Calcium and phosphate content of intravenous feeding regimens for very low birthweight infants.Archives of disease in childhood · 1986Trial
- Single nucleotide vitamin D receptor polymorphisms (FokI, BsmI, ApaI, and TaqI) in the pathogenesis of prematurity complications.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Metabolic Bone Disease in Premature Neonates: An Unmet ChallengeJournal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology · 2020Review
- Association of Protein and Vitamin D Intake With Biochemical Markers in Premature Osteopenic Infants: A Case-Control Study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
- Updates on the Status of Vitamin D as a Risk Factor for Respiratory Distress Syndrome.Advances in pharmacological sciences · 2018Review
- Serum level of vitamin D in preterm infants and its association with premature-related respiratory complications: a case-control study.Electronic physician · 2018Article
- Vitamin D-dependent rickets: a resurgence of the rachitic lung in the 21st century.BMJ case reports · 2015Article
- Vitamin D supplementation blocks pulmonary structural and functional changes in a rat model of perinatal vitamin D deficiency.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2014Article
- Congenital rickets presenting as refractory respiratory distress at birth.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2014Article
- Vitamin D treatment improves survival and infant lung structure after intra-amniotic endotoxin exposure in rats: potential role for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2014Article
- 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 and its 3-epimer promote rat lung alveolar epithelial-mesenchymal interactions and inhibit lipofibroblast apoptosis.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2009Article
- High frequencies of elevated alkaline phosphatase activity and rickets exist in extremely low birth weight infants despite current nutritional support.BMC pediatrics · 2009Article
- Metabolic Bone Disease in preterm newborn: an update on nutritional issues.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2009Article
- The calcitriol analogue EB1089 impairs alveolarization and induces localized regions of increased fibroblast density in neonatal rat lung.Experimental lung research · 2008Article
- The influence of nutrition on neonatal respiratory muscle function.Intensive care medicine · 1992Review
- Bone mineralisation in preterm infants measured by dual energy radiographic densitometry.Archives of disease in childhood · 1989Article
- Association of mineral composition of neonatal intravenous feeding solutions and metabolic bone disease of prematurity.Archives of disease in childhood · 1989Article
- Bone mineral content in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.Archives of disease in childhood · 1987Article
- Calcium homeostasis in premature infants and treatment of early hypocalcaemia by 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol.European journal of pediatrics · 1987Article
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Abstract
A syndrome of subacute respiratory distress, severe metabolic bone disease affecting the thoracic cage, and mild cholestasis occurred in 4 small preterm infants during the first three months of life and was associated with considerable morbidity. The early radiological features in the chest resembled thos of the Mikity-Wilson syndrome, with which the disorder may be confused. After spontaneous improvement in hepatic function 3 of the infants fully recovered. The fourth died of paralytic ileus. Various nutritional and absorptive abnormalities probably contribute to the pathogenesis of the bone disorder in this syndrome. The best prophylaxis might be to supplement the diet with 25-hydroxyvitamin D rather than native vitamin D.
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