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Fifteen newborn infants developed roentgenographic evidence of rickets while on long-term intravenous hyperalimentation. In each instance, the initial diagnosis of rickets was suggested on the chest roentgenogram, where characteristic cupped and frayed upper humeral metaphyses were noted; subsequent knee and wrist roentgenograms substantiated these findings. Factors which may have predisposed to the development of rickets include inadequate doses of vitamin D, prematurity and a rapid change in body weight during hyperalimentation therapy.
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Binstadt, D.H., L'Heureux, P.R. Rickets as a complication of intravenous hyperalimentation in infants. Pediatr Radiol 7, 211–214 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02386710
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