Aim: To define the demographics and clinical characteristics of cases presenting with
nutritional rickets to paediatric centres in Sydney, Australia. Methods: Retrospective …

Nutritional rickets remains a public health problem in many countries, despite dramatic
declines in the prevalence of the condition in many developed countries since the …

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 …

In most developing countries, nutritional rickets is a major health problem. The aim of this
study was to explore the magnitude of nutritional rickets among Saudi infants, and the …

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 …

Severe deficiency of vitamin D causes rickets in infants and children and osteomalacia in all
age groups. Severe vitamin D deficiency may also be associated with hypocalcemia, which …

Abstract Purpose of Review Nutritional rickets and osteomalacia are common in dark-
skinned and migrant populations. Their global incidence is rising due to changing …

Introduction Rickets is typically characterized by bone deformities due to defective bone
mineralization and chondrocyte maturation in growing bones. However, infantile rickets …

Objective: Because the causes of nutritional rickets in tropical countries are poorly
understood, we conducted a case-control study to determine factors associated with rickets …

Nutritional rickets remains a common child health problem in Turkey and many other
developing countries. Although vitamin D deficiency is accepted as the basic problem …