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rachitis
Sign in to saveAlso known as active rickets, vitamin D hydroxylation-deficient rickets, vitamin D-dependent rickets
aandoening
Rickets is a childhood condition that weakens or softens bones, stemming from either dietary deficiencies or genetic factors, and causes symptoms like bowed legs, stunted growth, and bone pain. It matters because it can lead to serious complications including bone deformities, fractures, and spine curvature if left untreated.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Rickets
- Medical condition.image
- XrayRicketsLegssmall.jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- X-ray of a two-year-old with rickets, demonstrating a marked bowing of the femurs and decreased bone density
- Medical condition.field
- Pediatrics, rheumatology, dietetics
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Bowed legs, stunted growth, bone pain, large forehead, trouble sleeping
- Medical condition.complications
- Bone fractures, muscle spasms, abnormally curved spine, intellectual disability
- Medical condition.onset
- Childhood
- Medical condition.causes
- Diet without enough vitamin D or calcium, too little sun exposure, exclusive breastfeeding without supplementation, celiac disease, certain genetic conditions
- Medical condition.diagnosis
- Blood tests, X-rays
- Medical condition.differential
- Fanconi syndrome, scurvy, Lowe syndrome, osteomalacia
- Medical condition.prevention
- Vitamin D supplements for exclusively-breastfed babies
- Medical condition.treatment
- Vitamin D and calcium
- Medical condition.frequency
- Relatively common (Middle East, Africa, Asia)
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Research
18,661 papers- Rickets.ReviewPediatrics in review · 2025Narasimhan S, Lavik A, Auron MDOI: 10.1542/pir.2024-006494
- Rickets, Vitamin D, and Ca/P Metabolism.ReviewHormone research in paediatrics · 2022Miller WL, Imel EADOI: 10.1159/000527011
- Refractory Rickets.ReviewIndian journal of pediatrics · 2023Chinoy A, Padidela RDOI: 10.1007/s12098-023-04538-4
- Rickets.ReviewCalcified tissue international · 2002Pettifor JMDOI: 10.1007/s00223-001-0046-x
- Hereditary Rickets: A Quick Guide for the Pediatrician.ReviewCurrent pediatric reviews · 2024AlSubaihin A, Harrington JDOI: 10.2174/1573396319666221205123402
- Approach to nutritional rickets.ReviewJournal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM · 2023Korkmaz HA, Padidela R, Ozkan BDOI: 10.1515/jpem-2023-0051
- Rickets in Denmark.ReviewDanish medical journal · 2012Beck-Nielsen SS
- Nutritional rickets around the world: an update.Paediatrics and international child health · 2017Creo AL, Thacher TD, Pettifor JM et al.DOI: 10.1080/20469047.2016.1248170
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Wikidata facts
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- disease
- Image
- XrayRicketsLegssmall.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rickets
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C26878
- health specialty
- endocrinology
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- ergocalciferol
- exact match
- www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_289157
- ICD-9-CM
- 268.0
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Medicine
Sources (7)
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Article · Nederlands
Rachitis of Engelse ziekte is een botaandoening die ontstaat door een tekort aan vitamine D en calcium. De ziekte komt speciaal voor bij kinderen in de prille jeugd. Voldoende blootstelling aan zonlicht voorkomt rachitis door de aanmaak van voldoende vitamine D. Vroeger werd soms een hoogtezon gebruikt als behandeling tegen de ziekte. In landen waar vitamine D aan margarine of melk wordt toegevoegd komt rachitis vrijwel niet voor. Osteomalacie is ook het gevolg van een gebrek aan calcium. Het is een verweking van botweefsel die onder volwassenen voorkomt. Rachitis kan ook bij dieren voorkomen. Met name reptielen zijn zeer gevoelig voor een tekort aan calcium en vitamine D3. Snelgroeiende hagedissen zoals de kameleon of (baard)agaam zijn veelvoorkomende patiënten.
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