"Rickets" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Disorders caused by interruption of BONE MINERALIZATION manifesting as OSTEOMALACIA in adults and characteristic deformities in infancy and childhood due to disturbances in normal BONE FORMATION. The mineralization process may be interrupted by disruption of VITAMIN D; PHOSPHORUS; or CALCIUM homeostasis, resulting from dietary deficiencies, or acquired, or inherited metabolic, or hormonal disturbances.
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D012279
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.198.816 C18.452.104.816 C18.452.174.845 C18.654.521.500.133.770.734
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rickets" by people in Profiles.
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Tumor-induced Osteomalacia in a 3-Year-Old With Unresectable Central Giant Cell Lesions. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 01; 39(1):e21-e24.
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Byler disease: early natural history. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Apr; 60(4):460-6.
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Complications of ichthyosis beyond the skin. Dermatol Ther. 2013 Jan-Feb; 26(1):39-45.
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Atopic dermatitis and nutritional rickets: an exercise in parental counseling. Pediatr Dermatol. 2006 Jan-Feb; 23(1):102-3.
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Anemia and hepatosplenomegaly as presenting features in a child with rickets and secondary myelofibrosis. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2003 Oct; 25(10):813-5.
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Congenital rickets. J Trop Pediatr. 2003 04; 49(2):126-7.
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Case 29-2001: oncogenic hypophosphatemic osteomalacia. N Engl J Med. 2002 Jan 31; 346(5):381-2.
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Urinary free deoxypyridinoline assessment in recognition of rickets. J Trop Pediatr. 2001 06; 47(3):186-7.
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Management and prevention of vitamin D deficiency rickets in captive-born juvenile chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2000 Sep; 31(3):361-9.
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Osteopetrorickets. The paradox of plenty. Pathophysiology and treatment. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1993 Sep; (294):64-78.