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Last Update: 12/28/2023 09:26 PM
Current Deck: Duke Pathoma::18_msk
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What are some clinical features of vitamin D deficiency (rickets) in children (4)?
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1) Pigeon-breast deformity (inward bending of ribs, with anterior protrusion of the sternum)
2) Frontal bossing (enlarged forehead)
3) Rachitic rosary (knobs at the costochondral joints)
4) Bowing of the legs
*Clinical features 1-3 are due to the inappropriate deposition of osteoid in these locations
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