Vitamin D deficiency and recurrent lower respiratory tract infections: a case based discussion

• Main Authors: Cenk Aypak, Özlem Türedi, Sümeyye Ayöz, Mehtap Acar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research 2014-09-01
• Series: American Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
• Subjects: Lower respiratory tract infections, children, Rickets, vitamin D
• Online Access: http://journals.sfu.ca/ajecr/index.php/ajecr/article/view/23

<p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are among the most prevalent infectious diseases.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">Vitamin D deficiency has </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">been </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">found to be a risk </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">factor </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">for LRTI. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">We here report a case with the diagnosis of recurrent LRTI treated safely by empirical antibiotherapy and vitamin D supplementation in order to underline the importance of assessment and treatment of vitamin D deficiency in pediatric patients with the diagnosis of LRTI</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p>