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AAP recommends an initial phase of treatment with high dose of [[vitamin D]] for 2-3 months to treat vitamin D deficiency rickets. The recommended dose is 1000 IU/d in neonates, 1000-5000 IU/d in infants, and 5000 IU/d for children over 1-year-old. <ref name="LeeSo2013">{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Ji Yeon|last2=So|first2=Tsz-Yin|last3=Thackray|first3=Jennifer|title=A Review on Vitamin D Deficiency Treatment in Pediatric Patients|journal=The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics|volume=18|issue=4|year=2013|pages=277–291|issn=1551-6776|doi=10.5863/1551-6776-18.4.277}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
The mainstay of therapy for vitamin D deficiency is vitamin D.
Medical therapy
AAP recommends an initial phase of treatment with high dose of vitamin D for 2-3 months to treat vitamin D deficiency rickets. The recommended dose is 1000 IU/d in neonates, 1000-5000 IU/d in infants, and 5000 IU/d for children over 1-year-old. [1]
References
- ↑ Lee, Ji Yeon; So, Tsz-Yin; Thackray, Jennifer (2013). "A Review on Vitamin D Deficiency Treatment in Pediatric Patients". The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 18 (4): 277–291. doi:10.5863/1551-6776-18.4.277. ISSN 1551-6776.