The vitamin D grey areas in pediatric primary care. Very low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in asymptomatic children living in northeastern Italy

International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology

Chiara Boscardin¹  Daniela Toderini²  Stefano Mazzoleni³ 

[1] MD, Borsista Clinica Pediatrica, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy;MD, Endocrinologa, Medico di Medicina Generale, ULSS 16 Regione Veneto, Padova, Italy;Correspondence address: Polistudio Pediatrico, via G. D'Annunzio 3/A, I-35028 Piove di Sacco (Padova), Italy

关键词: supplementation;    insufficiency;    deficiency;    cholecalciferol;    vitamin D;    25-Hydroxyvitamin D;   

Others  :  813560
DOI  :  10.1186/1687-9856-2012-7

 received in 2012-03-24, accepted in 2012-04-18,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

The principal questions about the vitamin D topic are far to be resolved: in which children 25-hydroxyvitamin D blood testing is appropriate and how much cholecalciferol should be given in the absence of the test? Analyzing vitamin D status in a group of children cared by a "family pediatrician" in northeastern Italy we noted a high incidence of deficiency in asymptomatic preschool children without risk factors. As routine vitamin D testing is not recommended in the average risk population the supplementation with cholecalciferol represents a "grey area" mostly in pediatric primary care.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Mazzoleni et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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