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    Emerg Med J. 2005 Aug;22(8):534-7.

    Incidental radiological diagnosis of rickets.

    Rennie LM, Beattie TF, Wilkinson AG, Crofton P, Bath LE.

    Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, Scotland. louise.rennie@kierto.com

    Rickets fortunately remains rare in the United Kingdom, although its actual incidence is currently undetermined.1 Many still consider it to be a disease of poverty prevalent during the Victorian era. However, a number of recent articles have highlighted concern among British health professionals about the number of cases still being diagnosed in this country. These cases have nearly all involved non-Caucasian children who are considered to be at high risk due to skin colour, prolonged breast feeding, and low maternal vitamin D levels. Their presentations are variable ranging from failure to thrive, bone deformities, seizures, and even stridor. The diagnosis is usually made in babies and toddlers.We present a series of patients attending our accident and emergency (A&E) department, over a five month period, where the diagnosis of rickets was primarily a radiological diagnosis.

    PMID: 16046749 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

    PMCID: 1726861

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