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Malignant infantile osteopetrosis presenting with neonatal hypocalcaemia
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- Published on: 9 January 2022
- Published on: 9 January 2022Osteopetrosis presenting as fractures in preterm neonatesShow More
Dear Editor
The recent report on Malignant Infantile Osteopetrosis (MIOP) presenting with neonatal hypocalcaemia highlights the importance of early recognition of a rare but treatable disorder.[1]
We would like to point out that recognition in the neonate is difficult, as many of the characteristic manifestations have not had time to develop. The normal sequence of events leading to the diagnosis being ma...
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