Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether fontanelle closure in neonatal and early infantry periods was related to vitamin D levels and the prophylaxis of vitamin D intake. Moreover, our analysis was structured in a retrospective, controlled manner to evaluate our hypothesis.
Materials and Methods: We considered 50 individuals who applied to our child endocrinology polyclinic with infants suffering from premature anterior closure. Further, 35 healthy infants of the same age and gender having open anterior fontanelles were taken as the control group.
Results: The serum vitamin D level was found to be lower, and the parathormone level was significantly higher in the group with premature closure of the anterior fontanelle. In addition, there was a significant difference in serum calcium, alkaline phosphatase and parathormone levels in patients who had ceased vitamin D support compared with regular vitamin D users. While there was no significant difference in serum vitamin D levels, the level was lower in patients who had withdrawn vitamin D support.
Conclusion: In our study, many infants have much lower vitamin D levels than normal levels, even though their anterior fontanelle is prematurely closed. Thus, physicians and other health workers are also warned of the continuity of vitamin D prophylaxis and that it is wrong to cease vitamin D support for reasons such as the premature closing of the anterior fontanelle.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Endokrinoloji |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Aralık 2020 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 Cilt: 21 Sayı: 3 |