rickets

powerpoint presentation rickets is a childhood disease where your child’s bones are too soft, causing their bones to warp, bend and break more easily. it’s typically caused by a lack of vitamin d, but in rare cases, is caused by an underlying genetic disorder. rickets symptoms and causes what are the signs and symptoms of rickets? bowing of leg bones. a widening of knees (in children who can walk) or wrists (in infants who can crawl). bone pain. swelling of the ends of ribs, known as rachitic rosary (pronounced “ra-kit-ic”) because the ends of the ribs look like rosary beads under the skin. pigeon chest (where the breastbone presses outward or upward). growth delays. unusual curving of the spine or …

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