Principles of Rational Treatment of Rickets in Children

Abstract

Rickets is a disease of a rapidly growing organism, characterized by a violation of mineral metabolism and bone formation. Rickets is manifested by numerous changes in the musculoskeletal system (softening of the flat bones of the skull, flattening of the back of the head, deformation of the chest, curvature of the tubular bones and spine, muscle hypotonia, etc.), the nervous system and internal organs. The diagnosis is made on the basis of laboratory and radiological signs of rickets. Specific therapy for rickets includes the use of vitamin D in combination with therapeutic baths, massage, gymnastics and ultraviolet radiation.