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Comparison Of Oral Versus Injectable Vitamin-D For The Treatment Of Nutritional Vitamin-D Deficiency Rickets, Abdul Gaffar Billoo, Ghulam Murtaza, M. Ashraf Memon, Sultan Ahmed Khaskheli, Khalid Iqbal, Masood Hussain Rao
Comparison Of Oral Versus Injectable Vitamin-D For The Treatment Of Nutritional Vitamin-D Deficiency Rickets, Abdul Gaffar Billoo, Ghulam Murtaza, M. Ashraf Memon, Sultan Ahmed Khaskheli, Khalid Iqbal, Masood Hussain Rao
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety and acceptability of a single dose of vitamin-D versus the efficacy of injectable Vitamin-D versus oral vitamin-D.
STUDY DESIGN: Case control.
PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: It was carried out at the Department of Paediatrics, Kharadar General Hospital, Karachi, from August 2003 to April 2004.
METHODOLOGY: Children of the age of 6 months to 3 years with clinical, biochemical and radiological evidence of vitamin- D deficiency rickets were included. The history, clinical examination, complete blood picture, serum calcium. Phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase and X-ray of wrist joint were done. The children were divided into two groups …