E-ISSN: 2148-094X ISSN: 2619-9793
Ricketslncidens in Hospitalized Infants Between 4- 12 Months of Ages
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VOLUME: 3 ISSUE: 1
P: 33-35
March 1999

Ricketslncidens in Hospitalized Infants Between 4- 12 Months of Ages

İstanbul Med J 1999;3(1):33-35
Muhammed Baran 1
Hüseyin Aldemir 2
Hakan Gemici 1
Aydın Küçük 1
Güngör Tekoğlu 1
Cengiz Yavuz 1
1. SSK Bakırköy Doğumevi Kadın ve Çocuk Hastalıklar Eğitim Hastanesi, Çocuk Kliniği
2. SSK Bakırköy Doğumevi Kadın ve Çocuk Hastalıkları Eğitim Hastanesi Süt Çocuğu Kliniği Şef Yardımcısı
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ABSTRACT

In our study, we found the ineidence of elinical rickets as 30.9 percent in 233 infants who were hospitalized due to various diseases. Their ages were between 4 and 12 months. 76.4 percent of elinical rickets cases had characteristic biochemical findings and 55.6 percent also had radiologic features. We found out that the main causative factors in rickets were inappropriate feeding methods and being exposed to insuf{icient sunlight. It deserved atıention to see also anemia ( 43 percent) and malnutrition (33.3 percent) in our cases. As a result we advocate that the preventive measures for rickets should be taken and the elinical rickets cases (without taking into cansideration the biochemical and radiologic findings) should be treated in a suitable way.

Keywords:
Rickets, infancy