Vitamin D deficiency rickets. A report on three cases.
A resurgence of classic vitamin D deficiency rickets has been noted in the recent pediatric literature, but no mention of it appears in recent orthopedic journals. Three cases of vitamin D deficiency rickets occurred in children whose ages ranged from 14 to 17 months. Similar to the experience of others, all three occurrences were in young black children who were sustained on breast milk for prolonged periods (9-17 months). Differing from other cases in the recent literature, the patients' families were not consuming vitamin D deficient diets to comply with religious beliefs. Simple treatment with vitamin D supplementation was effective once the diagnosis was established.
Kruger
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DM
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Henery Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202.
Lyne
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Kleerekoper
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