[Severe rickets in puberty].
Two adolescent brothers of Palestinian origin are described. They had lived an extreme indoor life for years, had low vitamin D intake and hypocalcaemia. Despite longstanding disabling symptoms the diagnosis was delayed. It is emphasized that rickets should be considered in such patients.
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Paediatrisk afdeling, Kolding Sygehus.
D000293:Adolescent; D018912:Arabs; D003718:Denmark; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011627:Puberty; D012279:Rickets / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology