Opinions expressed in commentaries are those of the authors and not necessarily those of
the American Academy of Pediatrics or its Committees. Commentaries are not peer …

Reports of hypovitaminosis D among adults in the United States have drawn attention to the
vitamin D status of children. National data on hypovitaminosis D among children are not yet …

Objective: To analyze the characteristics of infants and children diagnosed with nutritional
rickets at two medical centers in North Carolina in the 1990s. Study design: The physical …

This study compares the patient characteristics of breastfed children in Baltimore, Maryland
from 1990 to 2000 diagnosed with nutritional rickets at 12 months or younger to those older …

Nutritional rickets has been on the rise in the United States. A chart review of patients with
nutritional rickets from April 1995 to May 2005 was performed. Fifty-eight subjects were …

Nutritional rickets is uncommon in North America, particularly in regions where sunlight is
plentiful. Recent epidemics in North America occurred in dark-skinned toddlers with poor …

Objective To determine temporal trends in incidence and risk factors of nutritional rickets in a
community-based population. Patients and Methods Rochester Epidemiology Project data …

† Despite the ability of infants to synthesize vitamin D through exposure to sunlight,
nutritional rickets occasionally develops in infants even in areas with perennially sunny …

Nutritional rickets was diagnosed in 18 infants aged eight to 24 months. Clinical features
included progressive leg bowing, poor linear growth, a diet deficient in vitamin D, seizures …

EDITORIALS THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS AUGUST 2000 many of whom were reported
to be receiving “long-term breast feeding.” 13 Case reports and case series of infants with …