A case report of osteopenia of prematurity

The girl neonate with 1500 g, was transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit due to tachypnea and prematurity. She received supportive and therapeutic care in the course of hospitalization. Due to the high level of alkaline phosphatase in the examinations and x-rays of the wrist, premature osteopenia was diagnosed and she was treated with high doses of calcium and phosphorus. Alkaline phosphatase was measured weekly in the course of treatment, with its downward trend indicating an appropriate response to treatment. Although osteoporosis is a common and recurrent disease in premature neonate, but it can be decrease with preventing factors that lead to premature infants and by providing necessary screening and proper timely treatment with nutritional supplements and prevented the progress of the disease.