Abstract
Idiopathic infantile arterial calcification was diagnosed in a 2 week old infant with failure to thrive associated with neurological, renal and cardiac signs. Therapy with diphosphonate resulted in a complete resolution of vascular calcifications. At the age of 2 years the child is doing well but requires medical treatment for arterial hypertension.
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Van Dyck, M., Proesmans, W., Van Hollebeke, E. et al. Idiopathic infantile arterial calcification with cardiac, renal and central nervous system involvement. Eur J Pediatr 148, 374–377 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00444138
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00444138