Rickets - Causes and Prevention and Treatment
Definition:
It is a deficiency in vitamin D that causes soft and weak bones, and a
deficiency in calcium and phosphate, which leads to an excessive increase in
the parathyroid gland.
Causes:
- Absorption of the stomach and intestines for certain reasons, such as: intestinal resection, chronic pancreatic disease, and cystic fibrosis.
- Liver disease such as cirrhosis.
- Kidney disease.
- Medicines such as phenytoin.
- genes.
Symptoms:
- Softness in the skull and delayed closing of the fontanelles
- Pain and swelling in the joints.
- Expansion of the end of the ribs (Rachitic rosary)
- Deformation of the bones, legs and knees.
- Delayed or swaying in walking.
- Imbalance in growth, short stature and lack of weight gain.
- Dental abnormalities.
- Sometimes fractures occur.
Risk factors:
- black skin;
- Children and the elderly.
- pregnancy.
- obesity;
- Only breast-feeding the baby after the age of 6 months.
- poverty.
- Vegetarians.
- drinking alcohol;
- Living in high places.
- family history
Diagnosis:
- Consult a family doctor.
- Know the patient's history.
- Clinical examination.
- Vitamin D test.
Complications:
- Chronic skeletal pain
- Skeletal deformity
- Skeletal fracture.
Treatment:
Vitamin D booster.
Prevention:
- Knowing the importance of proper nutrition and the importance of exposure to sunlight.
- Early diagnosis and treatment.
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