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- Title
Seizures in an Infant on Anti-Tuberculosis Agents.
- Authors
Rusman, Zety Wizana; Samsudin, Intan Nureslyna; Rahim, Nur Shafini Che; Thambiah, Subashini C.
- Abstract
A two-month-old baby boy on prophylaxis anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) since the age of two weeks presented with several episodes of seizures. He was afebrile and metaphyseal widening of both lower and upper limbs were noted on clinical examination. Laboratory investigations revealed hypocalcaemia, elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and vitamin D deficiency. This case report discusses the possible causes of vitamin D deficiency in a child and highlights that although exclusive breastfeeding and limited sun exposure are the main cause of vitamin D deficiency, other risk factors need to be considered.
- Subjects
INFANTS; VITAMIN D deficiency; SEIZURES (Medicine); ALKALINE phosphatase
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2021, Vol 17, p98
- ISSN
1675-8544
- Publication type
Case Study