In this retrospective study from Saudi Arabia, which is a rich and sunny country, we report
our experience with 34 adolescents (20 females, 10 males) with rickets. The commonest …

Rickets is a common disease among children with severe malnutrition; it may be associated
with liver and renal failure as precipitating factors. Methods and materials: this study was …

Introduction: Rickets is usually attributed to vitamin D deficiency. However, recent studies
have implicated dietary calcium deficiency in its etiology. Information on relative efficacy of …

Context Nutritional rickets results from the interaction of low vitamin D status and limited
calcium intake. Serum alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity is a biomarker of impaired …

Background: Nutritional rickets resulting from different causes continue to be a major
pediatric concern in many developing countries. It's the most frequent non-communicable …

Context: Nutritional rickets is usually attributed to vitamin D deficiency. Studies from some
tropical countries have postulated low dietary intake of calcium as the cause of nutritional …

Aim: To estimate the nutritional status for nutritional rickets identification in children< 5 years
of age. Study design: Prospective study Place and duration of study: Memon Hospital …

Background: Rickets is recognized for centuries and is due to defective mineralization of the
growth plate in growing children. Nutritional vitamin D deficiency rickets remains the most …

Background: Nutritional rickets is a common problem in Pakistan especially in Karachi with
majority of the population living in enclosed housing and slums having limited or no sun …

Objectives A high prevalence of rickets of unknown aetiology has been reported in
Chakaria, Bangladesh. Classically, rickets is caused by vitamin D deficiency but increasing …