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[Neonatal hypophosphatasia].

Wu JL1, Chen J, Qiu L, Gong XY.
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics.Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi.2008 Jun;10(3):301-3.
Hypophosphatasia is a rare inborn disease of metabolism. This paper reviewed its pathogenesis, forms, clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis,treatment and prognosis. Here a case of neonatal hypophosphatasia is reported. This baby was female (30 minutes old). Prenatal ultrasound showed dispr
PMID 18554453

[Craniotabes, craniomalacia (Wieland) and active ricketts in infants].

Otto FM1, Hesse V.
Kinderärztliche Praxis.Kinderarztl Prax.1990 Apr;58(4):179-83.
The symptom "craniotabes" means rickets only in few cases. Determinations of calcium, alkaline phosphatase, phosphorus and if possible 25-OH-vitamin D are necessary for confirmation of the rickets-diagnosis. As denotation for the not rickets-caused forms of craniotabes the definition positioning cau
PMID 2195222

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craniomalacia [kra″ne-o-mah-la´shah] abnormal softness of the bones of the skull. cra·ni·o·ma·la·ci·a (krā'nē-ō-mă-lā'shē-ă), Softening of the bones of the skull. [cranio- + G. malakia, softness] craniomalacia /cra·nio·ma·la·cia/ (-mah-la ...