rickets are seen in children whereas osteomalacia is softaining of bone in the case of adults
RICKETS is a disorder caused y a lack of vitamin D,calcium,or phosphate.
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.
Ostomalacia
If it is diffuse decalcification in children, it is called as Rickets. It is called as osteomalacia in the adult. If it is patchy decalcification, it is called as osteoporosis. Bones becomes weak as a result of these changes.
Osteomalacia
Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
osteomalacia
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.
rickets r seen in children while oesteomalacia is softening of bones in adults...
rickets also known as osteomalacia
RICKETS is a disorder caused y a lack of vitamin D,calcium,or phosphate.
Alkaline phosphatase is increased in osteoblastic bone tumors, rickets, osteomalacia, and during fracture healing. Levels can be determined through an alkaline phosphatase blood test.
It's a disease caused by lack of vitamin D that causes weakening/softening of bones.
Vitamin D deficiency, as well as rickets and osteomalacia, tends to occur in persons who do not get enough sunlight
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.
The term "rickets" is used almost exclusively to refer to a deficiency disease in children caused by a shortage of vitamin D, which causes the bones to develope abnormally. This is because the body cannot properly metabolize calcium without sufficient vitamin D. Adults might also have vitamin D deficiencies and calcium absorption problems, but the bones are already formed, and rickets refers to the formative years - that is, childhood. A person using the term "adult rickets" is probably stretching the meaning for lack of a better term.