This is a retrospective study in which we report our clinical experience during the period
from January 1990 to December 2009, from a paediatric endocrine clinic at King Khalid …

Objective To review experiences of nutritional rickets and osteomalacia in school children
and adolescents at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia …

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 …

In order to examine the etiology of refractory rickets, we evaluated the case records of
patients presenting between 1990 and 2002. Subjects with impaired renal functions were …

AIM To describe 21 cases of symptomatic rickets in adolescents. METHODS The setting was
a primary and secondary care hospital in Saudi Arabia providing medical care to Saudi Arab …

Objective. This study describes the magnitude and characteristics of nutritional rickets and
associated risk factors among children in Qatar. Subjects. A consecutive sample of 730 …

Objective: To determine the occurrence of subclinical rickets and its causing factors among
adolescent students of schools in Kaghan Valley, Pakistan. Study Design: Observation cross …

Backgroud: Hypocalcemia can be defined as a state when serum calcium level is less than 7
mg/dl in preterm neonates and less than 8 mg/dl in term neonates and less than 8.5 mg/dl in …

Rickets is an often-neglected, painful, and disabling childhood condition of impaired bone
mineralization. In this case series we describe a cluster of 29 children with severe, painful …

Background. The adolescent age group is particularly prone to nutritional
rickets/osteomalacia due to an increased demand for nutrients, especially calcium and …