All children were treated with antibiotics according to WHO classification and treatment of childhood pneumonia at health facilities 2012 [18], at enrollment after obtaining consent from parents and completing the baseline assessment, children were given a single injection of one ml of 100.000 IU of vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), vitamin D3 obtained from 2 ml vials containing 200,000 IU each (Devarol- S- 200.000 I.U. produced by Memphis for Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industries) and stored in manufacturer's recommended conditions in a dry, cool environment for 1-16 weeks (depending on the date of recruitment) . Syringes were labeled with a unique ID number and given by the blinded doctors choosing the next syringe with a randomization code.

All children were treated with antibiotics according to WHO classification and treatment of childhood pneumonia at health facilities 2012 [18], at enrollment after obtaining consent from parents and completing the baseline assessment, children were given a single injection of one ml saline injection. Syringes were labeled with a unique ID number and given by the blinded doctors choosing the next syringe with a randomization code.

Child, Hospitalized

Vitamin D Deficiency

Pneumonia

All children were treated with antibiotics according to WHO classification and treatment of childhood pneumonia at health facilities 2012 [18], at enrollment after obtaining consent from parents and completing the baseline assessment, children were given a single injection of one ml of 100.000 IU of vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), vitamin D3 obtained from 2 ml vials containing 200,000 IU each (Devarol- S- 200.000 I.U. produced by Memphis for Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industries) and stored in manufacturer's recommended conditions in a dry, cool environment for 1-16 weeks (depending on the date of recruitment) or placebo which is 1 ml saline injection. Syringes were labeled with a unique ID number and given by the blinded doctors choosing the next syringe with a randomization code. (only office secretary aware of randomization codes).

A single one ml injection

Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Improvement of Pneumonic Children

Randomized Controlled Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation on Improvement of Pneumonic Children at Tertiary Pediatric Hospital in Egypt

Patients' percent change of Vitamin D (25 (OH)D) will be calculated to quantify the change levels before and after vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) administration through the equation:
Pediatric, Blood Vitamin D level (BVD) %change = [(BVD after - BVD before) ÷ BVD before] × 100

Shaimaa Ali Mohamed Abd El Fatah

Assistant Professor

Cairo University

LOSEC will be given 20 mg X 1/day for 6 months and then for the next 6 months the same group will be the "control" group of herself.

avitaminosis/fever

Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Improvement of Pneumonic Children

Evaluation of the Efficacy in Decreasing Iron Absorption in Patients With Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Type I by Treatment With LOSEC

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