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Rickets is primarily a childhood bone disorder caused by vitamin D or other mineral deficiency and resulting in weak and/or malformed bones that are prone to fracture.

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Rickets is primarily a childhood bone disorder caused by vitamin D or other mineral deficiency and resulting in weak and/or malformed bones that are prone to fracture.

Rickets - MedlinePlus

Rickets is a disorder caused by a lack of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. It leads to softening and weakening of the bones.
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000344.htm
Rickets Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments - Healthline

Rickets is a skeletal disorder that results from a lack of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. These nutrients are important for the development of strong, healthy bones. People with rickets can have weak and soft bones, stunted growth, and, in severe cases, skeletal deformities.
http://www.healthline.com/health/rickets#Overview1
Rickets Overview - Mayo Clinic

Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rickets/home/ovc-20200467
Rickets -Mayo Clinic

Rickets - Comprehensive overview covers causes, risk factors, treatment, prevention of bone weakening in children.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rickets/basics/definition/con-20027091
Rickets -MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Vitamin D helps the body control calcium and phosphate levels. If the blood levels of these minerals become too low, the body may produce hormones that cause calcium and phosphate to be released from the bones. This leads to weak and soft bones.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000344.htm
Rickets -Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Wikipedia's information about Rickets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets
Rickets: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology -Medscape

Rickets is a disease of growing bone that is unique to children and adolescents. It is caused by a failure of osteoid to calcify in a growing person.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/985510-overview
Rickets: Learn the Symptoms and Treatments

Rickets is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. Get additional facts about symptoms, treatment, causes, history, diagnosis, prognosis, and prevention.
http://www.medicinenet.com/rickets/article.htm
Rickets: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments -Healthline

Rickets is a disorder that can develop due to a lack of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of rickets.
http://www.healthline.com/health/rickets
Rickets -NHS Choices

Rickets is a condition that affects bone development in children. It causes the bones to become soft and weak, which can lead to bone deformities.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/rickets/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Rickets, Vitamin D Deficiency -WebMD

Important It is possible that the main title of the report Rickets, Vitamin D Deficiency is not the name you expected.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/rickets-vitamin-d-deficiency
Rickets-OrthoInfo -AAOS

Rickets is a bone disease in children that causes weak bones, bowed legs, and other bone deformities. Children with rickets do not get enough calcium, phosphorus, or Vitamin D -- all of which are important for healthy growing bones.
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00577
Rickets -Radiopaedia

Rickets, less commonly known asÂ rachitis, essentially refers toÂ osteomalacia in the paediatric population that occurs prior to fusion of the growth plate.EpidemiologyRickets is seen in a number of distinct populations.
http://radiopaedia.org/articles/rickets

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Rickets

X-ray of a two-year-old with rickets, with a marked maeve bowing of the femurs and decreased bone density
Pronunciation	/ˈrɪkɪts/
Specialty	Pediatrics, rheumatology, dietetics
Symptoms	Bowed legs, stunted growth, bone pain, large forehead, trouble sleeping^[1]^[2]^[3]
Complications	Bone fractures, muscle spasms, abnormally curved spine, intellectual disability^[3]
Usual onset	Childhood^[3]
Causes	Diet without enough vitamin D or calcium, too little sun exposure, exclusive breastfeeding without supplementation, celiac disease, certain genetic conditions^[2]^[3]^[4]
Diagnostic method	Blood tests, X-rays^[2]
Differential diagnosis	Fanconi syndrome, scurvy, Lowe syndrome, osteomalacia^[3]
Prevention	Vitamin D supplements for exclusively-breastfed babies^[5]
Treatment	Vitamin D and calcium^[2]
Frequency	Relatively common (Middle East, Africa, Asia)^[4]

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Rickets - MedlinePlus

Rickets is a disorder caused by a lack of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. It leads to softening and weakening of the bones.
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000344.htm
Rickets Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments - Healthline

Rickets is a skeletal disorder that results from a lack of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. These nutrients are important for the development of strong, healthy bones. People with rickets can have weak and soft bones, stunted growth, and, in severe cases, skeletal deformities.
http://www.healthline.com/health/rickets#Overview1
Rickets Overview - Mayo Clinic

Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rickets/home/ovc-20200467
Rickets -Mayo Clinic

Rickets - Comprehensive overview covers causes, risk factors, treatment, prevention of bone weakening in children.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rickets/basics/definition/con-20027091
Rickets -MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Vitamin D helps the body control calcium and phosphate levels. If the blood levels of these minerals become too low, the body may produce hormones that cause calcium and phosphate to be released from the bones. This leads to weak and soft bones.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000344.htm
Rickets -Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Wikipedia's information about Rickets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets
Rickets: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology -Medscape

Rickets is a disease of growing bone that is unique to children and adolescents. It is caused by a failure of osteoid to calcify in a growing person.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/985510-overview
Rickets: Learn the Symptoms and Treatments

Rickets is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. Get additional facts about symptoms, treatment, causes, history, diagnosis, prognosis, and prevention.
http://www.medicinenet.com/rickets/article.htm
Rickets: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments -Healthline

Rickets is a disorder that can develop due to a lack of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of rickets.
http://www.healthline.com/health/rickets
Rickets -NHS Choices

Rickets is a condition that affects bone development in children. It causes the bones to become soft and weak, which can lead to bone deformities.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/rickets/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Rickets, Vitamin D Deficiency -WebMD

Important It is possible that the main title of the report Rickets, Vitamin D Deficiency is not the name you expected.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/rickets-vitamin-d-deficiency
Rickets-OrthoInfo -AAOS

Rickets is a bone disease in children that causes weak bones, bowed legs, and other bone deformities. Children with rickets do not get enough calcium, phosphorus, or Vitamin D -- all of which are important for healthy growing bones.
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00577
Rickets -Radiopaedia

Rickets, less commonly known asÂ rachitis, essentially refers toÂ osteomalacia in the paediatric population that occurs prior to fusion of the growth plate.EpidemiologyRickets is seen in a number of distinct populations.
http://radiopaedia.org/articles/rickets

Rickets

X-ray of a two-year-old with rickets, with a marked maeve bowing of the femurs and decreased bone density
Pronunciation	/ˈrɪkɪts/
Specialty	Pediatrics, rheumatology, dietetics
Symptoms	Bowed legs, stunted growth, bone pain, large forehead, trouble sleeping^[1]^[2]^[3]
Complications	Bone fractures, muscle spasms, abnormally curved spine, intellectual disability^[3]
Usual onset	Childhood^[3]
Causes	Diet without enough vitamin D or calcium, too little sun exposure, exclusive breastfeeding without supplementation, celiac disease, certain genetic conditions^[2]^[3]^[4]
Diagnostic method	Blood tests, X-rays^[2]
Differential diagnosis	Fanconi syndrome, scurvy, Lowe syndrome, osteomalacia^[3]
Prevention	Vitamin D supplements for exclusively-breastfed babies^[5]
Treatment	Vitamin D and calcium^[2]
Frequency	Relatively common (Middle East, Africa, Asia)^[4]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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