Investigation of the serum vitamin D level in infants followed up with the diagnosis of laryngomalacia: a case-control study.

Hayrunnisa Bekis Bozkurt Mustafa Çelik

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)

In this study, it was observed that the vitamin D levels were lower in infants with laryngomalacia compared to the control group. We consider that vitamin D deficiency may be a factor in the etiology of laryngomalacia with a yet-to-be-clarified etiology.

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