Vitamin-D Deficiency and Myelofibrosis: A Rare but Reversible Association

Abstract

Coexistence of vitamin-D de fi ciency rickets and iron de fi - ciency anemia has been described in the past. 1 Occasionally, a more serious hematological condition, such as myelo fi brosis, can occur in association with vitamin-D de fi ciency. We present a toddler with rickets due to vitamin-D de fi ciency and associated myelo fi brosis which responded to oral cholecalciferol therapy. A 16-month-old girl presented with failure to thrive and progressive lower limb deformities noticed since