Vitamin D Supplementation in Pediatrics. Oral or Parenteral! D2 or D3

Vitamin D Supplementation in Vitamin D Deficient/Insufficient Children Oral or Parenteral! D2 or D3, A Randomized Controlled Trial.

A study will be performed on Vitamin D deficient/ insufficient Egyptian children to compare the efficacy of oral and parenteral forms of Ergocalciferol and cholecalciferol in raising serum 25(OH) D levels in these subjects

Inclusion Criteria:

• laboratory evidence of vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency without clinical signs of rickets

Exclusion Criteria:

• vitamin D or calcium supplementation within the last 6 months before inclusion, patients with diabetes mellitus, chronic liver disease and kidney disease, congenital or rheumatic heart disease, malabsorption syndromes, thyroid disease, juvenile rheumatic diseases, or other bone disorders.