Rickets: A condition that affects the bones due to vitamin D deficiency. See detailed information below for a list of 63 causes of Rickets, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Rickets as a symptom include:
See full list of 63
causes of Rickets
- (Source - Diseases Database)
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Rickets as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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Rickets: A disease attributable to vitamin D deficiency, and characterized by overproduction and deficient calcification of osteoid tissue, with associated skeletal deformities, disturbances in growth, hypocalcemia, and sometimes tetany; usually accompanied by irritability, listlessness, and generalized muscular weakness; fractures are frequent. SYN: infantile osteomalacia, juvenile osteomalacia, rachitis. [E. wrick, to twist]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
A metabolic bone disease that results from either a deficiency in vitamin D, or an abnormality in the metabolism of vitamin D, or a deficiency of calcium in the diet. The most common symptoms are bone pain and muscle weakness. When it occurs in children it is commonly referred to as rickets. (Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.) --2003
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Disorder of calcium and phosphorus metabolism affecting bony structures, due to a variety of defects in vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorous homeostasis, including dietary deficiencies or malabsorption.
- (Source - CRISP)
Rickets is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Rickets, or a subtype of Rickets,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)
The list below shows some of the causes of Rickets mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 63 causes of Rickets
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Rickets. Of the 63 causes of Rickets that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Rickets' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Rickets based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Osteomalacia
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medical Conditions associated with Rickets:
Swollen bone (157 causes), Bone symptoms (645 causes), Bone changes (157 causes), Swelling symptoms (3152 causes)
Symptoms related to Rickets:
Leg symptoms (1696 causes), Posture symptoms (84 causes), Bone symptoms (645 causes), Autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets, Cystinosis, Ethotoin, Etidronate, Glutethimide, Hypokalaemic distal renal tubular acidosis, Hypophosphataemia, Hypophosphatasia, Malabsorption syndrome, Nephropathic early-onset cystinosis
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