☆limited nutritional intake and minimal sunlight exposure are highly suggestive of osteomalacia
【rickets→ ☆Exclusive breastfeeding】
decreased mineralization of ☆osteoid
(impaired ☆osteoid production by osteoblasts→ osteogenesis imperfecta)
(diffuse) ☆Bone pain & tenderness
Muscle weakness & impaired gait
Fractures
【rickets→ ☆Frontal bossing,
Hypertrophy of costochondral joints ("rachitic rosary"),
Femoral & tibial bowing once weight-bearing】
musculoskeletal
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