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RICKETSKhadezha Rice
WHAT IS RICKETS? Rickets is a
vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate deficiency that affects the bones so they become weak
SYMPTOMS OF RICKETS There will be bone pain in your legs,
pelvis, spine, and in the arms Your teeth will also be affected like
getting cavities and delayed formation of the teeth
A person with rickets may be shorter than most people because their growth is delayed
Spine deformities Muscle cramps
TESTS Blood can be
drawn to see if you lack serum calcium which is just calcium
An x-ray of the bones can be taken
And a urine test to test the calcium level in your body
CAUSES/TRANSMITTED A person could have problems with
absorption so then the body will not be able to absorb Vitamin D therefore you will lack it.
Nutritional, renal, and hypophosphatemic rickets are the main causes of rickets
It can be inherited through a parent, if a baby is born prematurely, has kidney diesease, or doesn’t spend that much time outside
PREVALENCE Rickets is mostly found in children 6-24
months 30% of children have it Commonly found in African Americans,
females, Mexican-Americans, & obese children
TREATMENTS Take supplements to replace the lack of
calcium, phosphate, or vitamin D Go out side in the sun everyday for
about 20 minutes Use braces to prevent or fix the bone
deformities If severe deformities occur then surgery
could be needed These treatments reduce the symptoms
& fix the cause
INTERESTING FACTS Rickets was found in the second century Active Vitamin D is found in skin cells Some bone deformities can be
permanent if they are severe
WORK CITED
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001384/
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rickets/DS00813
http://www.medicinenet.com/rickets/article.htm
http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/83/32607/seven-out-ten-us-children-lack-enough-vitamin-d.html
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0815/p629.html
WORK CITED (CONT.) Pictures http://
diseasestreatments.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Rickets-1.jpg
http://drugline.org/img/term/rickets-hypophosphatemic-12993_3.jpg