Learn more about Rickets

Learn More about Rickets

• Rickets can be occasionally caused in children with disorders of the liver or biliary (liver secretion) system, when fats and vitamin D are inadequately absorbed or when the vitamin D is not converted to its active form.
• Renal osteodystrophy is a condition that occurs in people with chronic renal failure. The manifestation is virtually identical to that of rickets in children, and that of osteomalacia or osteoporosis in adults.
• Rickets may be avoided by maintaining an adequate intake of calcium, phosphorous, and vitamin D. This may require dietary supplements in people with associated gastrointestinal or other disorders.
• Renal causes of vitamin D should be treated promptly. Levels of calcium and phosphorous should be monitored regularly in people with renal disorders.
• Some indications or signs of the disease revealed in the tests for diagnosis

1. Serum calcium and serum phosphorus may below.
2. Serum alkaline phosphatase may be high.
3. Arterial blood gases may reveal metabolic acidosis.

• The incidence of rickets has gone down considerably in the recent years due to the increase in fortified foods. However, it is still prevalent in many developing countries.