Rickets in childhood
Learn more about this key feature of XLH.
Learn more about this key feature of XLH.
Rickets is a childhood disease that causes softening of growing bones due to low levels of phosphate or
There are two different types of rickets that can present in children, calcipenic or phosphopenic rickets. Calcipenic rickets occurs when the body doesn’t have enough calcium to help the bones grow strong. Phosphopenic rickets is characterized by low levels of phosphorus in the blood.
Rickets can present when the child is old enough to bear weight on their legs, causing the legs to bow in or out. An
Vitamin D rickets, or vitamin D-resistant rickets, is characterized by low vitamin D in the body due to decreased amounts of phosphate. Phosphate and vitamin D work together inside the body to help regulate many biological functions, such as bone growth. This condition can also be known as XLH, and early recognition can help prevent disease progression.
Learn more about symptoms of XLH in children