Complete resolution of sickle cell chronic pain with high dose vitamin D therapy: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 549-551

  Osunkwo, Ifeyinwa ^a,b  

^a AFLAC   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic pain; sickle cell disease; vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ACETAZOLAMIDE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMITRIPTYLINE; BACLOFEN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COLECALCIFEROL; CYPROHEPTADINE; GABAPENTIN; HEMOGLOBIN F; HYDROMORPHONE; HYDROXYUREA; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; LANSOPRAZOLE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PREGABALIN; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BACKACHE; BLURRED VISION; BONE DENSITY; BONE NECROSIS; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEADACHE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LEG PAIN; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MUSCLE SPASM; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER PAIN; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BONE DENSITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 80053303434     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31821ed3ea     Document Type: Review

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