Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 10 , Pages 814-818 , October 2009

Hypocalcemia and Tetany Caused by Vitamin D Deficiency in a Child With Intestinal Lymphangiectasia

  • Ying-Yi Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jia-Feng Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yen-Hsuan Ni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Steven Shinn-Forng Peng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shun Chia-Tung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mei-Hwei Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Mei-Hwei Chang, Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 19 December 2007 ,Revised 30 January 2008 ,Accepted 26 March 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60410-1

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60410-1

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 10 , Pages 814-818 , October 2009

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