… rickets in developed countries appears to be increasing. Vitamin D deficiency rickets is also
prevalent in Saudi Arabia. … and vitamin D deficiency in infants, children, and adolescents. …

… mechanisms leading to rickets in children of the Middle East. … a key role in pursuit of rickets;
Egyptian and Turkish patients … ) only in Turkey, although rickets was more severe in Egypt as …

… and particularly in adolescent girls and women. Adolescent female in Saudi Arabia has
81% prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency [ 8 ]. Children presenting with rickets in this region are …

… with adolescents with VDD. In addition, the radiological signs of rickets were less prominent
in adolescents … These data denoted better adaptation to VDD in adolescents compared with …

… recently reported in two adolescent siblings from a Saudi family, presenting with short stature
and rickets, and who required an unusually high dose of vitamin D to heal their rickets. (44) …

… A deficiency of vitamin D may cause rickets and its associated … having reduced the incidence
of rickets worldwide [6]. … whereas the other studies analyzed adolescents and adult females. …

… Adolescence is a critical period for growth and development … bone turnover during adolescence
necessitates an increased … of rickets in children and osteomalacia in adolescents and …

… adolescent rickets in Saudi Arabia were girls (16), while Rajeswari et al. reported that all
patients diagnosed with symptomatic rickets … cases diagnosed with adolescent rickets and less …

… The majority of the Children with rickets (88%) were breast fed … rickets in Saudi infants.
This situation can be improved by … Whereas the female adolescents (age 13-18 years) and …

… were protective against rickets and bone mineral resorption and effective in treating rickets
and … before adolescence have a greater negative impact on bone mass and bone accrual. …