[Deficiency rickets in an adolescent girl].
The authors report the case of a 14 year-old adolescent girl presenting with rickets due to vitamin D deficiency. This rare condition has already been described in young immigrants coming from Asia and North Africa. Most often, symptoms consist of diffuse pains, with radiologic signs of skeletal demineralization and/or signs of bone resorption. Evolution is favourable under vitamin treatment. This condition seems to be induced by an increased requirement for vitamin D at time of adolescent growth spurt. It is promoted by the lack of sunlight and the skin pigmentation. It is likely that a number of these deficiencies are undiagnosed and recover spontaneously.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012279:Rickets / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
Rachitisme carentiel chez une adolescente.