Background: Nutritional rickets remains prevalent in many developing countries, despite the
availability of ample sunlight. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features …

Nutritional vitamin D deficiency rickets was established in 41 Sudanese children aged from
3 months to 7 years by clinical, radiological and therapeutic response supported by …

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 …

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 …

Objectives To study vitamin D deficiency rickets and associated factors in the Almadinah
Almunawwarah region, where this problem has not been studied previously, despite reports …

The relative importance of calcium vs. vitamin D deficiency in the etiology of nutritional
rickets in the tropics may be different in children compared with adolescents. We studied …

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 …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in young Nigerian children
residing in an area where nutritional rickets is common. Study design: A randomized cluster …

MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included 102 infants of different nationalities, aged
three to 24 months, 48 (47.1%) of whom were females and 54 (52.9%) of whom were males …

Despite the fact that much of Saudi Arabia is sunny throughout most of the year, vitamin D
deficiency rickets is not rare. Different factors are responsible for this phenomenon …