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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1985 31(3):167-169; doi:10.1093/tropej/31.3.167
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Atrophic Rickets: A Pattern to be Reckoned in Tropical Countries

L. Jain, MD, Research Fellow I.C.M.R., S. K. Chaturvedi, MD, DMRD, DMRT, Reader in Radio-Diagnosis, S. Saxena, MD, DCH, Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics and M. Udawat, MD, Lecturer in Radio-Diagnosis

Departments of Pediatrics & Radiology, Sir Padampat Mother & Child Health Institute, S.M.S. Medical College Jaipur, India

Address for correspondence and reprint requests: Dr. Lucky Jain, C-222, Gyan Marg, Tilaknagar, Jaipur 302 004, India

Atrophic rickets is a rare form of rickets encountered in tropical countries characterized by its severity, association with malnutrition and absence of suggestive radiological findings such as cupping and spreading of metaphyseal ends of long bones which are also not deeply frayed. The relevant literature has been reviewed and pathological mechanisms discussed.


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