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Rickets Microchapters
Home
Patient Information
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Rickets from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms
Physical Examination
Laboratory Findings
Electrocardiogram
Chest X Ray
CT
MRI
Echocardiography or Ultrasound
Other Imaging Findings
Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy
Surgery
Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy
Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Case #1
MAH On the Web
Most recent articles
Most cited articles
Review articles
CME Programs
Powerpoint slides
Images
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of MAH All Images X-rays Echo & Ultrasound CT Images MRI
Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov
US National Guidelines Clearinghouse
NICE Guidance
FDA on MAH
CDC on MAH
MAH in the news
Blogs on MAH
Directions to Hospitals Treating Rickets
Risk calculators and risk factors for MAH

Overview

Rickets is a bony disease due to decreased mineralization of growth plate, associated with abnormal serum calcium and phosphate level. This leads to softening of bones.Rickets is more common in children especially in developing countries due to malnutrition and famines. It can also occur in adults and similar presentation in adults is termed as osteomalacia. The origin of the word "rickets" is unknown. The Greek derived word "rachitis" (meaning "inflammation of the spine") was later adopted as the scientific term for rickets, due chiefly to the words' similarity in sound.

Classification

There are 3 types of rickets

1. Nutritional Rickets (due to deficiency of Vit D, calcium, and phosphorous)
2. Vitamin D dependent rickets (due to defective metabolism of vitamin D)
3. Vitamin D resistant rickets (hypophosphatemic rickets due renal phosphate wasting)