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A 6-month-old male Turkish infant presented with fever and three recent episodes of generalized seizures, each episode lasting for approximately 5 min. This patient was reported well until the day of admission when his skin felt warm and developed generalized seizures. He was born full term and was exclusively breastfed since birth, with no vitamin supplementation. Family history was negative for epilepsy. His parents were not cosanguineous. His mother followed the Islamic faith and dressed with most of her skin covered. She did not take vitamin supplements during pregnancy or lactation. On examination, the infant was drowsy after the epileptic spell. The temperature was 38 °C, the blood pressure 90/45 mmHg, the pulse 140 beats per minute, and the respiratory rate 40 breaths per minute. His weight, height, and head circumference were in 97th percentile for age. There was no bulging of the anterior fontanelle. Auscultation of lung sounds revealed coarse crepitation and rhonchi bilaterally. The patient did not have any dysmorphic facial features or skeletal deformities on exam. Neurological examinations were normal.
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Siwamogsatham, O., Tangpricha, V. (2016). Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants. In: Tangpricha, V. (eds) Vitamin D. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26176-8_2
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