Cœliac Rickets

The metabolism of healing in cœliac rickets.

As long ago as 1908 it was reported' that in intestinal infantilism there was serious derangement of the mineral metabolism. A number of investigations of the calcium anid phosphorus metabolism of patients with fatty diarrhoea, both adults and children, have been made at intervals since that time. It has been consistently found that the serum calcium tended to be low, and the serum inorganic ph...

A Case of Cœliac Disease

.? ?J in w"lch there is, amongst other things, ^crease of fat m the stools. In this case there were mr.,-/ ^mptoms suggestive of cceliac disease, but a ^?or?ugh investigation, including chemica] animation of the stools, would have to be carried out to establish the diagnosis. A condition similar to the one described is not common in children in India; this condition responds well to a fat-free ...

Rickets

Nutritional Rickets

Nutritional rickets (NR) is still the most common form of growing bone disease despite the efforts of health care providers to reduce the incidence of the disease. Today, it is well known that the etiology of NR ranges from isolated vitamin D deficiency (VDD) to isolated calcium deficiency. In Turkey, almost all NR cases result from VDD. Recent evidence suggests that in addition to its short- o...

Subclinical Rickets

OBJECTIVE The study on sub clinical rickets is unique in the sense that it has not been preplanned conducted anywhere especially in Pakistan. The objective of present study was to explore the prevalence, gender and geographical distribution of sub clinical rickets and their related factors among school students. METHODS Out of total participants, 189(90%) students were finally included in the...