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A condition caused by deficiency of VITAMIN D, especially in infancy and childhood, with disturbance of normal ossification. The disease is marked by bending and distortion of the bones under muscular action, by the formation of nodular enlargements on the ends and sides of the bones, by delayed closure of the fontanels, pain in the muscles, and sweating of the head. Vitamin D and sunlight together with an adequate diet are curative, provided that the parathyroid glands are functioning properly.

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Anticonvulsant Induced Rickets (5)
Rickets associated with use of anticonvulsant drugs especially phenytoin. OCOSH Code C05.116.198_BD_MBD_RICK_AIR

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Disorders of Bone Mineralization

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2854.htm

Several diseases can result in defective mineralization of bone in children, including the following:
Rickets
Nutritional rickets
Congenital rickets
Rickets of prematurity
Genetic rickets
Neoplastic rickets
Hypophosphatemic rickets
Drug-induced rickets
Renal causes - Renal osteodystrophy, Fanconi syndrome
Tumor-induced osteomalacia
Other causes
Hypophosphatasia
McCune-Albright syndrome
Osteogenesis imperfecta with mineralization defect (syndrome resembling...
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Rickets

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/rickets

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics See: - Osteomalacia: - Vit D Abnormalities: - Discussion: - rickets is an osteomalacic syndrome in which there is an inability to mineralize chondroid and osteoid; - lack of...
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