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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.
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What is difference of rickets and osteomalacia?
rickets are seen in children whereas osteomalacia is softaining of bone in the case of adults
A disease in which bones become abnormally soft?
osteomalacia
A vitamin D deficiency can cause this abnormal metabolic bone disease?
RICKETS is a disorder caused y a lack of vitamin D,calcium,or phosphate.
What is the nature of decalcified bones what was removed and what impact did it have on the bone?
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.
List of deficiency diseases and their symptoms?
Rickets in children and osteomalacia are examples of deficiency diseases due to vitamin deficiency. Scurvy is an example of vitamin C deficiency. Beriberi is an example of vitamin B one deficiency. (Both, wet beriberi and dry beriberi.) Pellagra is an example of Niacin deficiency. Anemia is caused by deficiency of vitamin B 12 and Folic acid. Burning feet syndrome is caused by the deficiency of Pantothenic acid. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of vitamin A. Kwashiorkor and marasmus are caused by deficiency of proteins and food, respectively. Poverty is caused by deficiency of kindness. Inequality is caused by deficiency of compassion.
What is difference of rickets and osteomalacia?
rickets are seen in children whereas osteomalacia is softaining of bone in the case of 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 another name for rickets?
Osteomalacia
What does osteomalacia cause?
Soft bones
Which bone is soft bone?
Osteomalacia
What is Softening of the bone is termed?
osteomalacia
Is osteomalacia a symptom of hypophosphatemia?
Yes
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.
A disease in which bones become abnormally soft?
osteomalacia
What disease is called osteomalacia?
suck my big balls
Are osteomalacia osteoporosis and osteopenia the same?
It is not completely the same .
A defiancy caused by a low intake of calcium?
ricket or osteomalacia
