Rickets
Current as of: November 7, 2018
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine & Jerry S. Trier, MD - Gastroenterology
Rickets is a rare disease that results in soft, weak, and pliable bones. It is caused mainly by a lack of vitamin D. Rickets most commonly affects children, who may have low vitamin D levels due to poor diet or a condition (such as celiac disease) that makes it difficult for the body to absorb vitamin D and calcium…