Nutritional rickets is a major public health problem in many countries of the world. The
disease is characterized by deformities of the long bones, enlargement of the wrists and …

The etiology and pathogenesis of nutritional rickets are becoming progressively clearer.
Vitamin D deficiency has generally been considered the major or only player in the …

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 …

Background Nutritional rickets remains prevalent in many tropical countries despite the fact
that such countries have ample sunlight. Some postulate that a deficiency of dietary calcium …

Vitamin D deficiency is common in the developing countries and exists in both childhood
and adult life. The great importance of Vitamin D is the moderation of calcium (Ca) and …

Introduction: Nutritional rickets has been described from at least 59 countries in the last 20
years. Its spectrum of causes differs in different regions of the world. Methods: We conducted …

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 …

In a previous study of rachitic children in Jos, Nigeria we concluded that inadequate dietary
intake of calcium was the primary contributing factor to the development of their rickets. The …

Rickets was investigated in 860 children in the 3 to 36 month age group in 21 villages
attached to Sinik Health Centre, in northeastern Turkey. The blood calcium, phosphorus and …

The epidemic scourge of rickets in the 19th century was caused by vitamin D deficiency due
to inadequate sun exposure and resulted in growth retardation, muscle weakness, skeletal …