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    Rickets is a bone disorder caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate, which leads to softening and weakening of the bones. It most commonly affects children between 6 to 36 months old who have diets lacking in vitamin D, live in areas with little sunlight, or have genetic or medical conditions inhibiting nutrient absorption. Symptoms include pain and tenderness in the bones, stunted growth, bone fractures, muscle cramps, teeth deformities, and skeletal deformities. Treatment focuses on replacing the deficient nutrient through diet or supplements, while prevention involves a balanced diet with sufficient calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D from foods or sunlight.

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    Rickets is a bone disorder caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate, which leads to softening and weakening of the bones. It most commonly affects children between 6 to 36 months old who have diets lacking in vitamin D, live in areas with little sunlight, or have genetic or medical conditions inhibiting nutrient absorption. Symptoms include pain and tenderness in the bones, stunted growth, bone fractures, muscle cramps, teeth deformities, and skeletal deformities. Treatment focuses on replacing the deficient nutrient through diet or supplements, while prevention involves a balanced diet with sufficient calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D from foods or sunlight.

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    Rickets is a bone disorder caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate, which leads to softening and weakening of the bones. It most commonly affects children between 6 to 36 months old who have diets lacking in vitamin D, live in areas with little sunlight, or have genetic or medical conditions inhibiting nutrient absorption. Symptoms include pain and tenderness in the bones, stunted growth, bone fractures, muscle cramps, teeth deformities, and skeletal deformities. Treatment focuses on replacing the deficient nutrient through diet or supplements, while prevention involves a balanced diet with sufficient calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D from foods or sunlight.

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    A BONE DISORDER

    by Atom, Kim, Gam, and Milly

    THE PATHOLOGY
    Rickets is a bone disorder caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, calcium,
    or phosphate. Rickets leads to softening and weakening of the bones.
    There are several subtypes of rickets, including hypophosphatemic
    rickets (vitamin-D-resistant rickets), renal or kidney rickets and most
    commonly, nutritional rickets (caused by dietary deficiency of vitamin D,
    calcium, or phosphate). Classic nutritional rickets is also medically
    termed osteomalacia.

    Who it affects?

    Children who are between 6 and 36 months old


    Rapid growth
    Need the most calcium and phosphate
    Diet
    Doesnt include fish, eggs, or milk.
    Lack of vitamin D
    Skin color
    Darker skin

    Geographic Location
    little sunlight
    Genes
    inherited
    Hereditary rickets
    (Prevents your kidneys from
    absorbing phosphate)
    Other diseases
    some renal (kidney)
    hepatic (liver)
    intestinal diseases

    THE

    SYMPTOM
    S

    Pain and tenderness in the bones


    stunted growth and short stature
    bone fractures
    muscle cramps
    teeth deformities
    skeletal deformities

    Treatment
    - Eating vitamin or mineral that missing in the body
    help to cure rickets.
    Ex. vitamin D
    - Surgery

    Prevention
    - Eating a diet that includes appropriate amounts of calcium,
    phosphorous, and vitamin D.
    - Vitamin D can get from Sun

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