NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -What causes rickets? A lack of vitamin D or calcium is the most common cause of rickets. Vitamin D largely comes from exposing the skin to sunlight, but it’s also found in some foods, such as oily fish and eggs. Vitamin D is essential for the formation of strong and healthy bones in children.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rickets is usually caused by a lack of vitamin D, calcium or phosphorus. Vitamin D deficiency can occur as a result of having dark skin, lack of exposure of the skin to sunlight, nutritional deficiencies and disorders of the liver, kidney or small intestine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Osteoid is subsequently mineralized by calcium salts. In rickets, the mineralization defect leads to the accumulation of osteoid in the bone tissue below the growth plate (metaphysis). This leads to weak bones and bowing over a period of time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vitamin D deficiency accounts for the most common nutritional deficiency among children and adults. Osteomalacia describes a disorder of “bone softening” in adults that is usually due to prolonged deficiency of vitamin D.