The 25 children included 15 males and 10 females. Only two patients were above five years
(13 and 15 years); both were referred because of deformities. Two were under one year of …

Although systematic vitamin D supplementation in adolescents remains debated, rickets is
nevertheless a well recognized pathology in this age group. Adolescence is an at-risk period …

Many children with rachitic deformities have been reported in southern coastal area of
Bangladesh but the actual rate of prevalence was not known. A survey was conducted to …

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: To determine the clinical spectrum of rickets among black children admitted to
King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban. Design: Prospective study of black children with rickets …

Rickets is a heterogeneous group of diseases of the growing child caused by defect
mineralization of bone. Nutritional rickets is caused by deficiency of vitamin D, calcium or …

A case-control study on rickets was performed on 156 cases and 307 controls admitted to
Birla pediatric wards, Yekatit 12 Hospital. The following factors were significantly (p< 0.05) …

Background: There is no local data about rickets available in Hazara Division, while clinical
experience suggests that problem exists in this area with abundant sunlight. We carried out …

Although rickets in premature newborns is known to occur, term babies presenting at birth is
uncommon. We report a term baby born to a mother with osteomalacia, and presented at …

Summary of Contents Rickets is thought to be a rare disease in the tropics and especially in
African children. A clinical survey of 200 children in the pediatric out-patient department …