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Need of early dental intervention in vitamin D deficiency rickets
Rickets is a disease that affects the growth of a child or individual because of defect in bone mineralization. There is utmost requirement of vitamin D for the proper bone formation and mineralization and any defect in its production and metabolism will
Aruna Ngangom, Mayank Jain, Simran Verma
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Limits, Limitations, and Necessity in Margaret Macdonald
ABSTRACT I offer a contribution to recent work on Margaret Macdonald (1903–1956), a prolific though largely unknown figure in the history of analytic philosophy who applied Wittgensteinian insights to a broad range of issues. Here I examine the development of Macdonald's views with respect to idealism and conventionalism, through the application of a ...
Oliver Thomas Spinney
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Elliott and Crichton1 claimed that ‘bent-leg’ is of widespread distribution in Scotland. They found that cod-liver oil added daily to the diet of young rams less than a year old prevented the appearance of the rachitic condition. These observations were confirmed by Auchinachie and Fraser2 and by Dunlop3.
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Nephrolithiasis, kidney failure and bone disorders in Dent disease patients with and without CLCN5 mutations [PDF]
open9noDent disease (DD) is a rare X-linked recessive renal tubulopathy characterised by low-molecular-weight proteinuria (LMWP), hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis and/or nephrolithiasis. DD is caused by mutations in both the CLCN5 and OCRL genes.
Angela D’Angelo+9 more
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To the Editor: —Dr. A. F. Hess, in his Cutter Lecture at Harvard a few weeks ago, remarked that "advance in our knowledge of rachitis promises to be greater during this decade than through the preceding 250 years." He asserts that the dietary deficiencies play a very significant part in the etiology of rachitis.
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Incidental Rickets in the Emergency Department Setting
Vitamin D deficiency rickets is a childhood osteomalacia, with impaired skeletal development and potentially skeletal deformities. The radiographic findings of rickets are many but include widening, fraying, and cupping of the metaphysis.
John V. Zurlo, Shaun R. Wagner
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Renal rickets-practical approach
Rickets/osteomalacia is an important problem in a tropical country. Many cases are due to poor vitamin D intake or calcium deficient diets and can be corrected by administration of calcium and vitamin D.
Manisha Sahay, Rakesh Sahay
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ABSTRACT Pregnancy is a crucial period during which maternal nutrition, weight and lifestyle behaviours have a direct impact on both maternal and fetal health. This briefing paper describes dietary and lifestyle recommendations for women during the preconceptional period and throughout pregnancy, identifying specific factors that can be modified to ...
Kathryn H. Hart+5 more
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