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Rickets
rareBone softening and weakening usually caused by deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D. Deficiency of calcium, magnesium, or phosphorus may also cause rickets. It predominantly affects children who suffer from severe malnutrition. It manifests with bone pain, fractures, muscle weakness, and skeletal deformities.
- Identifiers
- MONDO:0005520
- Part of
- Bone remodeling disease
- Also known as
- hypovitaminosis D · nutritional rickets · rachitis · rickets (disease) · vitamin D deficiency disease
Subtypes
| Disease | Subtypes |
|---|---|
| Hypophosphatemic rickets | 9 |
| Vitamin D-dependent rickets | 7 |
| Hypocalcemic rickets | 6 |
| Renal osteodystrophy |
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