I believe everyone is not unfamiliar with rickets, at least they have heard of its name. In fact, rickets is a common disease in infants and young children. Therefore, parents and friends should learn more about the symptoms of rickets in order to help detect the condition in a timely manner. So, what are the symptoms of rickets? What are the examination methods for rickets?
Rickets is a systemic disease mainly characterized by skeletal growth and development disorders, caused by a lack of vitamin D in the body, leading to abnormal calcium and phosphorus metabolism. It is more common in infants and young children.
Rickets is more common in children aged 2-3 years old, and the initial onset is more common in babies around 3 months old. After rickets occurs, the symptoms are mainly psychological, with early symptoms such as excessive sweating, crying, lack of sleep, and easy startle. Due to excessive sweating on the head, the head itches, and children often shake their heads and rub pillows, resulting in baldness in the headrest area.
The above symptoms can only indicate that parents and children may have rickets and need to take their children to the hospital for further examination, such as blood biochemistry tests, urine calcium tests, etc. Although rickets is mainly caused by a lack of vitamin D in the body, it is not advisable to supplement children with large amounts of vitamin D casually to prevent vitamin D poisoning. If the condition further develops, it can be seen that the child's muscles are relaxed and weak, especially the relaxation of the abdominal and intestinal muscles, which can cause the child's intestines to swell and become swollen like a frog's belly. The main changes in children with rickets are symptoms caused by bone lesions, which are characteristic manifestations of rickets.
The general examination method for rickets is to check for blood calcium, phosphorus, and bone derived alkaline phosphate. Commonly used methods include blood biochemistry examination, urine calcium detection, long bone epiphyseal end X-ray imaging, and X-ray bone age imaging.
In general, rickets is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin D in children's bodies. Common symptoms include excessive sweating, easy awakening, poor sleep, and hair loss in the headrest area. When the above symptoms occur, it is best to take the child to the hospital for examination. The conventional methods for checking rickets have been introduced above, and will not be repeated here.
