ALLMedicine™ Rickets Center

Feb 17th, 2021 - The value of vitamin D supplementation in the treatment or prevention of various conditions is often viewed with scepticism as a result of contradictory results of randomised trials. It is now becoming apparent that there is a pattern to these inc...

Feb 7th, 2021 - Hypophosphatemic rickets is associated with delayed walking, bone deformities, growth failure and physical dysfunction that can limit daily activities. Treatment consists of phosphate salts and calcitriol. We report a case that received denosumab ...

Jan 26th, 2021 - Vitamin D supplementation in infancy is recommended to prevent rickets. At the population level, its effects on bone mineralisation are largely unknown. We aimed to explore whether adherence to national vitamin D supplementation guidelines (10 µg/...

Jan 25th, 2021 - Primary hypophosphatemic syndromes are a heterogeneous group of rare diseases. In recent years, fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) has been postulated as a useful tool for differential diagnosis of hypophosphatemic rickets characterized by impair...

Jan 23rd, 2021 - Changing to burosumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting fibroblast growth factor 23, significantly improved phosphorus homeostasis, rickets, lower-extremity deformities, mobility, and growth versus continuing oral phosphate and active vitamin D (co...

Apr 12th, 2017 - Vitamin D is synthesized in human skin upon sun exposure and is also a nutrient. It regulates calcium and phosphate metabolism and is essential for the maintenance of bone health. Vitamin D supplementation during infancy, in order to prevent ricke...

Jul 14th, 2015 - Rickets and osteomalacia are diseases characterized by impaired mineralization of bone matrix. Recent investigations revealed that the causes for rickets and osteomalacia are quite variable. While these diseases can severely impair the quality of ...

May 20th, 2013 - Premature infants are at increased risk for metabolic bone disease, with resulting delayed bone growth, osteopenia, and rickets. A systematic review of the best available evidence to answer a series of questions regarding neonatal patients at risk...

Jun 21st, 2011 - During pregnancy, severe maternal vitamin D deficiency has been associated with biochemical evidence of disordered skeletal homeostasis, congenital rickets, and fractures in the newborn. At this time, there is insufficient evidence to support a re...

Feb 17th, 2021 - The value of vitamin D supplementation in the treatment or prevention of various conditions is often viewed with scepticism as a result of contradictory results of randomised trials. It is now becoming apparent that there is a pattern to these inc...

Feb 11th, 2021 - Ergocalciferol is indicated for use in the treatment of hypoparathyroidism, refractory rickets, also known as vitamin D resistant rickets, and familial hypophosphatemia.

Feb 7th, 2021 - Hypophosphatemic rickets is associated with delayed walking, bone deformities, growth failure and physical dysfunction that can limit daily activities. Treatment consists of phosphate salts and calcitriol. We report a case that received denosumab ...

Jan 26th, 2021 - Vitamin D supplementation in infancy is recommended to prevent rickets. At the population level, its effects on bone mineralisation are largely unknown. We aimed to explore whether adherence to national vitamin D supplementation guidelines (10 µg/...

Jan 25th, 2021 - Primary hypophosphatemic syndromes are a heterogeneous group of rare diseases. In recent years, fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) has been postulated as a useful tool for differential diagnosis of hypophosphatemic rickets characterized by impair...

Jan 6th, 2021 - (Reuters Health) - Children with stunted growth do not experience improved growth or a reduction in rickets risk by taking vitamin D supplements, a clinical trial suggests. Researchers randomly assigned 3,046 children in Kabul, Afghanistan, rangin...

Sep 21st, 2020 - A recently approved agent, burosumab (Crysvita), was better than placebo across a range of efficacy outcomes for 14 predefined subgroups of adults with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), new research shows. The authors analyzed data from the initial...

Sep 21st, 2020 - A recently approved agent, burosumab (Crysvita), was better than placebo across a range of efficacy outcomes for 14 predefined subgroups of adults with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), new research shows. The authors analyzed data from the initial...

Jul 20th, 2020 - Vitamin D is a vitamin obtained from sun exposure, a few foods, and many dietary supplements. In proper amounts, vitamin D plays a role in the prevention of osteomalacia and osteoporosis in adults and rickets in children. Vitamin D deficiency can ...

Jul 20th, 2020 - Vitamin D is a vitamin obtained from sun exposure, a few foods, and many dietary supplements. In proper amounts, vitamin D plays a role in the prevention of osteomalacia and osteoporosis in adults and rickets in children. Vitamin D deficiency can ...