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Posted On : 17 Aug 2009

Does Vitamin D Deficiency produce increased sweating of scalp_? If so how_? Because I see some practitioners prescribing Vit D For this symptom without any other clinical or documented evidence of Rickets

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preethi pillai

NO IT DOESNT

15 years ago

SONA GUPTA

yes

15 years ago

Jasbir S Chugh

No . Vitamin D deficiency does not lead to excessive scalp sweating. Many normal children may have this symptom during sleep or young infants while taking feed.

15 years ago

KKR WARIYAR

vitamin D Deficiency does not produce sweating of scalp

15 years ago

shilpa

yes it causes increased sweating over scalp. in fact its the earliest sign. but vit D should not be prescribed without other evidence of vit D deficiency.

15 years ago

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