Does My Baby’s Blood Test Show Rickets?
The baby’s walking in an in-toe gait. After a hospital visit and examination, the doctor diagnosed it as O-shaped legs. A blood test for bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP) showed results within the range of 200-225 (reference value < 200). The 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level was 25.59 (reference value 35-150). What do these results mean? Was the clinical diagnosis of rickets due to calcium deficiency or vitamin D deficiency?
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