Rickets: What It Is and How It's Treated
Information about rickets, from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Rickets is a bone problem that usually occurs in children. Rickets can make your child's bones hurt. The bones soften and can break easily. Most cases of rickets are ... [... more]
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Rickets: All - MayoClinic.com
Rickets - Comprehensive overview covers causes, risk factors, treatment, prevention of bone weakening in children. Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D ... [... more]
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Hypophosphatemic Rickets
Hypophosphatemic rickets (previously called vitamin D-resistant rickets) is a disorder in which the bones become painfully soft and bend easily because the blood contains low levels of phosphate. This very rare disorder is nearly always ... [... more]
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AAP - VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY CLINICAL REPORT
Here are some commonly asked questions and answers on the recommendations in the AAP Clinical Report, "Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency: New Guidelines for Vitamin D Intake", that may be helpful for families. Why is it necessary [... more]
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Rickets: What It Is and How It's Treated
Rickets is a bone problem that usually occurs in children. Rickets can make your child's bones hurt. The bones soften and can break easily. Most cases of rickets are caused by a lack of vitamin D, but rickets can also be inherited. Vitamin D ... [... more]
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Effect of Cinacalcet on Parathyroid Hormone Secretion in Children and Adolescents With Hypophosphatemic Rickets Study to Assess the Use of a Simple Lab Test to Screen for Rickets in Children Safety Study of Human Recombinant Tissue Non-Specific ... [... more]
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Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin D
There is considerable discussion of the serum concentrations of 25(OH)D associated with deficiency (e.g., rickets), adequacy for bone health, and optimal overall health (Table 1). A concentration of <20 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) (or <50 ... [... more]
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