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The survival rate of premature infants has significantly increased during the last few decades. As a consequence, new disorders such as osteopenia of prematurity have been emerging. We report 6 month evolution from diagnosis to recovery of a patient with metabolic bone disease of prematurity who showed a remarkable improvement on therapy with phosphate, calcium and vitamin D.
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Khadilkar, V.V., Khadilkar, A.V. & Joshi, S.S. Bone disease in preterm. Indian J Pediatr 74, 945–946 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-007-0174-z
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