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PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 58, Issue 7, Pages 646-648Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/ped.12941
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obsessive-compulsive disorder; pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infection; vitamin D
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Vitamin D deficiency not only causes low bone mass but also may lead to neuropsychiatric disorders. In the present case, vitamin D supplementation reduced obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms associated with streptococcal infection in a 7-year-old boy. Sudden onset of symptoms, including excessive hand washing and fear of touching anything, had occurred 1month before presentation. Although there are few studies on a possible causal relationship between vitamin D and neuropsychiatric disorders, the present report; together with previous data, suggest an etiological role of vitamin D-related immune processes.
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