RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Nutritional rickets at puberty
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 221
OP 224
DO 10.1136/adc.48.3.221
VO 48
IS 3
A1 Moncrieff, M. W.
A1 Lunt, H. R. W.
A1 Arthur, L. J. H.
YR 1973
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/48/3/221.abstract
AB Four adolescent Asians with vitamin D deficiency rickets were seen in Derby in the 5 years 1967 to 1971. They had an extremely low intake of vitamin D, and this, combined with the extra metabolic demands of puberty, was judged to be the main cause of the rickets. However, since investigation of their sibs revealed 4 further cases of rickets, it is possible that some of these children had an inherited disability in the metabolism of vitamin D. 2 cases of iron deficiency anaemia were found among their sibs. We suspect that nutritional deficiencies may be widespread in the Asian community in Britain and that prevention depends on dietary education.