Nutritional rickets presenting with myelofibrosis

Indian J Pediatr. 2010 Dec;77(12):1437-9. doi: 10.1007/s12098-010-0213-z. Epub 2010 Sep 30.

Abstract

We describe the clinical course of a 10-month-old breastfed infant with rickets and associated myelofibrosis presenting with anemia and hepatosplenomegaly. Over the follow up, on therapeutic supplementation of vitamin D, child showed reduction in liver and spleen size along with improvement in rickets, anemia, growth and developmental parameters.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Primary Myelofibrosis / complications*
  • Primary Myelofibrosis / diagnosis*
  • Primary Myelofibrosis / therapy
  • Rickets / complications*
  • Rickets / diagnosis*
  • Rickets / therapy