Rickets is mostly manifested by vitamin D deficiency and rarely caused by calcium and phosphorus deficiency, genetic defects, drugs that disrupt vitamin D metabolism, or liver diseases. Over 20 acquired or congenital forms of rickets have been reported so far. Among them, nutritional rickets is preventable. Vitamin D treatment can improve associated symptoms such as bone pain, metaphyseal swelling, bow legs, and knock knee. Close monitoring of growth, bone pain, degree of leg bowing, serum alkaline phosphatase, 25-hydroxyvitamin, calcium, and potassium is essential in managing rickets.
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