02 August 2021: Articles
Scurvy as an Alarm Bell of Autistic Spectrum Disorder in the First World: A Case Report of a 3-Year-Old Girl
Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care, Patient complains / malpractice, Rare disease
Maria Liuzzo Scorpo A , Giovanni Corsello C , Maria Cristina Maggio A*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930583
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e930583
Table 1. Biochemical parameters of the child at admission and at discharge.
| Normal value | At the admission | At the discharge from the hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Ca (n.v.: 8–10 mg/dl) | 10.4 | 10.5 |
| Mg (n.v.: 1.50–2.30 mg/dl) | 1.98 | 2.18 |
| P (n.v.: 2.5–4.5 mg/dl) | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (n.v.: 156–369 U/L) | 116 | 218 |
| PTH (n.v.: 15–65 pg/ml) | 1.35 | 13.03 |
| Vitamin D (n.v.: 30–80 ng/ml) | 4 | 30 |
| Vitamin C (n.v.: 4–15 mg/l) | Under the limit of quantification | 13.6 |
| Vitamin B12 (n.v.: 197–771 ng/L) | 900 | |
| Folate (n.v.: 3–17 ng/ml) | 1.99 | 4 |
| Hb (n.v.: 12–18 g/dl) | 10.9 | 13.6 |
| Deamidated gliadin antibodies (IgA, IgG) (n.v.: | 6 | 4 |
| Antibodies to tissue transglutaminase (n.v.: | 1 | 1.4 |
| Fecal calprotectin (n.v.: | 35 | 40 |