Symptoms of Rickets

Symptoms of Rickets

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Rickets includes the 35 symptoms listed below:

• Infant rickets symptoms:
  • Deformed skulls
  • Late-closing fontanelles
  • Rib-breastbone joint enlargement
  • Delayed sitting
  • Delayed crawling
  • Delayed walking
• Knobby enlargements on the ends of bones
• Bowing legs under weight
• Distorting pelvis under weight
• Spinal curvature
• Restlessness
• Lack of sleep
• Retarded growth
• Thin top of skull
• Thin back of skull
• Bossing
• Delayed closure of fontanelles
• Beading where rib joins cartilage
• Enlarged ends of bones
• Bowed legs
• Knock-knees
• Weak muscles
• Deformed chest
• Weak ribs
• Abnormal teeth development
• Tooth decay
• Fragile bones if untreated
• Fractures if untreated
• Convulsions if untreated
• Muscle twitching if untreated
• Tetany spasms of wrist joint if untreated
• Tetany spasms of ankle joint if untreated
• Hypocalcemia
• Lack of Vitamin D
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Rickets:

• Overview -- Rickets
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• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Rickets
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Rickets: Symptom Checkers

Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Rickets:

• Restlessness -- Symptom Checker
• Lack of sleep -- Symptom Checker
• Bowed legs -- Symptom Checker
• Knock-knees -- Symptom Checker
• Weak muscles -- Symptom Checker
• Tooth decay -- Symptom Checker
• Hypocalcemia -- Symptom Checker

Rickets: Symptom Assessment Questionnaires

Review the available Assessment Questionnaires for the symptoms of Rickets:

• Restlessness -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Weak muscles -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Hypocalcemia -- Assessment Questionnaire

Rickets: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Rickets:

• Mental retardation
• more complications...»

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Rickets:

• X-rays
• Blood tests
• more tests...»

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Do I have Rickets?

• Rickets: Introduction
• Rickets: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Rickets
• Hidden Causes of Rickets
• Treatments for Rickets
• Alternative treatments for Rickets
• More about Rickets

Wrongly Diagnosed with Rickets?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Rickets includes:

• Osteoporosis
• Hypophosphatemia
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Renal osteodystrophy
• Multiple myeloma
• more diagnoses...»

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abnormal teeth development - see all causes of Tooth deformity
• Bowed legs - see all causes of Bowed legs
• Convulsions if untreated - see all causes of Convulsions
• Delayed crawling - see all causes of Developmental problems
• Delayed sitting - see all causes of Developmental problems
• Delayed walking - see all causes of Walking symptoms
• Hypocalcemia - see all causes of Hypocalcemia
• Knock-knees - see all causes of Knock-knees
• Lack of sleep - see all causes of Lack of sleep
• Restlessness - see all causes of Restlessness
• Retarded growth - see all causes of Poor growth
• Spinal curvature - see all causes of Spine symptoms
• Tooth decay - see all causes of Tooth decay
• Weak muscles - see all causes of Muscle weakness

Rickets as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Rickets, it is also important to consider Rickets as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Rickets may cause:

• Alkaline phosphatase bone isoenzyme levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Birth hypoxia
• Bone pain
• Dystocia
• Foetal malposition
• Genu valgum
• Genu varum
• Hypocalcaemia
• Hypophosphataemia
• Myopathy
• Osteopenia
• Paresthesiae
• Pathological fracture
• Perinatal morbidity
• Periosteal reaction
• Proximal muscle weakness
• Proximal myopathy
• Sabre tibia
• Schmorl's nodes
• Short stature
• Skull bossing

Rickets as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Rickets as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Rickets.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Rickets
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Rickets
• More about Rickets
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

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About signs and symptoms of Rickets:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Rickets. This signs and symptoms information for Rickets has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Rickets signs or Rickets symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Rickets may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Rickets symptoms.

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