An infantile rickets disease

Prevention and treatment




Nonspecific prevention

Specific prophylaxis

Causes and Symptoms.

The child's developing body requires various useful substances for proper development. The baby begins to receive them, while still in the womb, and after the birth of mother's milk is for them the best source of these substances. Therefore, breastfed babies are less likely to have rickets, the main cause of which is lack of vitamin D, which is why salt metabolism( mainly calcium and phosphorus salts) is disrupted and as a result this childhood disease develops.
Since vitamin D3 can form in the skin due to the influence of ultraviolet rays, the lack of them can be another reason for this disease. In addition, if the baby was born prematurely, or if digestion is impaired, all this can also contribute to the development of rickets.

Who most often has the disease?