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A 9-month-old child presents with late eruption of teeth, disturbed order of teeth eruption, and a horizontally deformed configuration of the upper jaw (high palate). Microscopy shows uneven mineralization of dental enamel, wrinkled enamel prisms. some of which are vacuolated, enlarged predentin zone. and isolated denticles. Make the provisional diagnosis:

Answer options

  1. Late rickets
  2. Early rickets
  3. Gout
  4. Osteomalacia
  5. Hypervitaminosis D
Correct answer

Early rickets

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