[Pathogenesis and treatment of Vitamin D deficiency].
Rickets is a relatively rare condition in Japan. However, over the past few years several reports have appeared which have suggested that nutritional rickets is reappearing in western country and Japan. Colored skin of Japanese may contribute to low efficacy in producing vitamin D in the skin. Major risk factors for rickets are Breast feeding, food restriction, limited sun exposure. 25 (OH) D measurement is the most reliable marker for the vitamin D status, but some patients showed relatively high 25 (OH) D.
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Hiroyuki
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Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012279:Rickets / Q000209:etiology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*