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hrp0082p1-d2-37 | Bone | ESPE2014

Vitamin D Levels and Effects of Vitamin D Replacement in Children with Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) Syndrome

Scalini Perla , Stagi Stagi Stefano , Iurato Chiara , Menchini Camilla , Manoni Cristina , Anzillotti Giulia , de Martino Maurizio , Seminara Salvatore

Background: The periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome, is an autoinflammatory disease characterised by regularly recurrent fever episodes, due to seemingly unprovoked inflammation.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of the study was to assess serum 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol (25(OH)D) concentrations in children with PFAPA and to evaluate longitudinally the effect of wintertime supplementation on 25(OH)D st...

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hrp0082p2-d2-296 | Bone (1) | ESPE2014

Determinants of Vitamin D Levels in Italian Children and Adolescents of Mugello, an Area of Tuscany: a Longitudinal Evaluation

Scalini Perla , Stagi Stefano , Iurato Chiara , Manoni Cristina , Pelosi Paola , Capirchio Laura , de Martino Maurizio , Seminara Salvatore

Background: Few studies have assessed 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] status among Italian children.Objective and hypotheses: To assess 25(OH)D in children and adolescents living in Tuscany, Italy, identifing risk factors for vitamin D deficiency in different age groups.Method: We evaluated 446 children children and adolescents (2.417.8 years), from Mugello (latitude 44° N), and we determined 25(OH)D, calcium, alkaline ph...

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Vitamin D Levels and Effects of Vitamin D Replacement in Children with Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) Syndrome

Determinants of Vitamin D Levels in Italian Children and Adolescents of Mugello, an Area of Tuscany: a Longitudinal Evaluation

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