Recent case reports highlight the resurgence of rickets in certain groups of breastfed infants.
Infants residing in the North, irrespective of skin color, and dark-skinned African American …

Reports of hypovitaminosis D among adults in the United States have drawn attention to the
vitamin D status of children. National data on hypovitaminosis D among children are not yet …

Objective: To analyze the characteristics of infants and children diagnosed with nutritional
rickets at two medical centers in North Carolina in the 1990s. Study design: The physical …

Nutritional rickets is uncommon in North America, particularly in regions where sunlight is
plentiful. Recent epidemics in North America occurred in dark-skinned toddlers with poor …

This study compares the patient characteristics of breastfed children in Baltimore, Maryland
from 1990 to 2000 diagnosed with nutritional rickets at 12 months or younger to those older …

Vitamin D deficiency rickets, once considered the most common disease of early childhood,
was reported to have disappeared by the 1960s. However, during a recent 18-month period …

EDITORIALS THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS AUGUST 2000 many of whom were reported
to be receiving “long-term breast feeding.” 13 Case reports and case series of infants with …

Immigrant and refugee populations bring public health challenges to host nations. In the
current global refugee crisis, children are the most vulnerable subpopulation. Diseases that …

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the American Academy of Pediatrics or its Committees. Commentaries are not peer …

Nutritional rickets, an ancient disease that was thought to have been cured in the early part
of the 20th century, has made an unexpected comeback in recent years throughout the …