Vitamin D-deficient Rickets: A Multifactorial Disease
- 27 April 2009
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nutrition Reviews
- Vol. 58 (7), 218-222
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.2000.tb01867.x
Abstract
We present a case of an African-American child with vitamin D-deficient rickets. In addition to being solely breast-fed for the period of 1 year, he resided in New England, where exposure to ultraviolet light is limited owing to its northern latitude and long cold winters. He presented with classical signs of nutritional rickets and was immediately responsive to treatment with vitamin D supplementation.Keywords
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