Rickets in cerebral palsied children: a report of two cases.
Two cases of vitamin D deficiency rickets in cerebral palsied children are presented. The problem of diagnosis and possible etiological factors are discussed. This report highlights a problem that is often not recognized in South Africa, particularly because of the abundant sunshine and, therefore, the rarity of vitamin D deficiency in the normal child.
D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012279:Rickets / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013019:South Africa; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000378:metabolism
D014807:Vitamin D