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574626

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
Nutritional, racial, cultural, and environmental factors have combined to produce a resurgence of vitamin D deficiency rickets in urban Philadelphia. Between January 1974 and June 1978, 24 cases were diagnosed at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Patients' ages ranged from 4 to 58 months. Presenting complaints included seizures, swollen wrists, pathologic fractures, and developmental regression. Sixteen patients were below the third percentile for length and weight. Laboratory results indicated vitamin D deficiency in nursing mothers as well as in infants. All infants had been breast-fed and all were black. Ingestion of vitamin D was limited by exclusion of meat and/or dairy products in 21, and no infants had consistently taken supplemental vitamins. Nineteen were members of Muslim or Seventh Day Adventist faiths. Endogenous synthesis of vitamin D was limited by dark skin, by dressing in long garments with hoods and veils, and by air pollution in a densely populated northern city. The return to a more "natural" diet, free of food additives, has been accompanied by the return of a classic disease of industrial society. Effective management required patience and respect for religious convictions. With treatment, there was correction of chemical and skeletal abnormalities, but few patients showed catch-up growth.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0031-4005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
871-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
An outbreak of vitamin D deficiency rickets in a susceptible population.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Case Reports