… Classically, rickets is caused by vitamin D deficiency but … nutritional deficiencies or excessive
exposure to some metals. The aim of this study was to investigate the aetiology of rickets in …

… characterising the prevalence, aetiology, pathophysiology and treatment of nutritional … , the
aetiology of nutritional rickets varies geographically (Table 1 ). Nutritional rickets in temperate …

… Geographic variations in the aetiology and epidemiology of nutritional rickets can result
from differences in ultraviolet light exposure, skin pigmentation, diet and religious or custom-…

… Nutritional rickets is a major public health problem in many … Predominantly caused by severe
vitamin D deficiency, rickets … countries, the prevalence of rickets in the general population …

… century, Hess found that rickets was pervasive among African-American infants living in New
York (quoted by [3]). Although the scourge of nutritional rickets has been almost eliminated …

… Nutritional rickets continues to be a significant health problem for children worldwide with …
Aetiological factors Although traditionally nutritional rickets is felt to be due to vitamin D …

… aetiology of rickets. Considerable advances in the pathophysiology of hypophosphataemic
rickets … hypoplasia in nutritional rickets in contrast to hypophosphataemic rickets where the …

… As with any nutritional disorder, the aetiology, presentation, and effects depend on genes, …
There is little evidence of any specific genetic predisposition to nutritional rickets. …

… Nutritional rickets is the most common type of rickets globally 2 . Although nutritional rickets
… is imperative not only to inform parents of a possible genetic aetiology but also to provide …

… mia/rickets secondary to vitamin D deficiency. We excluded those with vitamin D deficiency
secondary to other conditions of non-nutritional aetiologies. … evidence of rickets. Eight were of …