RICKETSKhadezha Rice

WHAT IS RICKETS? Rickets is a

vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate deficiency that affects the bones so they become weak

SYMPTOMS OF RICKETS There will be bone pain in your legs,

pelvis, spine, and in the arms Your teeth will also be affected like

getting cavities and delayed formation of the teeth

A person with rickets may be shorter than most people because their growth is delayed

Spine deformities Muscle cramps

TESTS Blood can be

drawn to see if you lack serum calcium which is just calcium

An x-ray of the bones can be taken

And a urine test to test the calcium level in your body

CAUSES/TRANSMITTED A person could have problems with

absorption so then the body will not be able to absorb Vitamin D therefore you will lack it.

Nutritional, renal, and hypophosphatemic rickets are the main causes of rickets

It can be inherited through a parent, if a baby is born prematurely, has kidney diesease, or doesn’t spend that much time outside

PREVALENCE Rickets is mostly found in children 6-24

months 30% of children have it Commonly found in African Americans,

females, Mexican-Americans, & obese children

TREATMENTS Take supplements to replace the lack of

calcium, phosphate, or vitamin D Go out side in the sun everyday for

about 20 minutes Use braces to prevent or fix the bone

deformities If severe deformities occur then surgery

could be needed These treatments reduce the symptoms

& fix the cause

INTERESTING FACTS Rickets was found in the second century Active Vitamin D is found in skin cells Some bone deformities can be

permanent if they are severe

WORK CITED

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001384/

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rickets/DS00813

http://www.medicinenet.com/rickets/article.htm

http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/83/32607/seven-out-ten-us-children-lack-enough-vitamin-d.html

http://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0815/p629.html

WORK CITED (CONT.) Pictures http://

diseasestreatments.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Rickets-1.jpg

http://drugline.org/img/term/rickets-hypophosphatemic-12993_3.jpg