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What disease in children called rickets is known as in adults?
osteomalacia
What is difference of rickets and osteomalacia?
rickets are seen in children whereas osteomalacia is softaining of bone in the case of adults
What disease in children in which an inefficient mineralization of the bone forming tissue causes deformities?
rickets also known as osteomalacia
What condition is also known as adult rickets?
It is known as Osteomalacia. I know because I have a genetic form of it. For more info you could search for x-linked hypophosphotemia.
What is osteomalacia?
Bones require calcium and phosphorus to be healthy and strong. In order to absorb the calcium and phosphorous you body utilizes vitamin D. Without vitamin D your bones will become brittle. This is what is referred to as osteomalacia when diagnosed in children.
What population is highest risk for osteomalacia?
Asian and African women and children. Elderly that are at a nursing home or inside alot.
What are the chief differences between rickets and osteomalacia?
rickets r seen in children while oesteomalacia is softening of bones in adults...
What bone disease is called by the lack of calcium in the diet?
Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
Is osteomalacia life threatening?
Depends on the current condition of the person affiliated with osteomalacia. Osteomalacia means, in latin, Condition of softening of the bones. So your areas of the body where osteomalacia is occurring is weaker and more prone to break easily. Which can lead to disabilty and can be life threatening due to some causes of osteomalacia such as, hypocalcemia or low-blood calcium levels. Hypocalcemia can lead to irregular heart beat and rhythym, which leads to heart failure. Other life-threatening complications can also be associated with osteomalacia.
What is a vitamin D deficiency disease in children?
One of the more serious diseases that we see due to vitamin D deficiency in children is a return of rickets. This is a disease most commonly associated with developing countries. It causes a softening of the bones and is most common in children between the ages of 6 and 24 months. With the increase in vitamin D deficiency over the last decade we are seeing a return of this disease which was all but eliminated in developing countries after WWII.
What is another name for rickets?
Osteomalacia
What does osteomalacia cause?
Soft bones
