The dangers of rickets

The ones who worry the most when their children are sick are the mothers, and the ones who least want their children to get sick are the mothers who carried them for ten months and gave birth to them. One of the diseases that worries mothers the most is rickets. It has to be said that rickets is a relatively common and also quite sad children's disease. Different levels of rickets cause different damages, but without exception they all cause immeasurable blows to a family.

Even if you don’t understand the cause of rickets, you must understand the precautions for children with rickets. Especially for families with children suffering from rickets, mothers must understand the dangers of rickets and take their children for treatment in time.

Rickets is a common disease in infancy. It is caused by calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders in the body due to vitamin D deficiency. When the vitamin D deficiency in the child's body reaches a certain level, it will cause a series of adverse symptoms and endanger the child's life.

1. Children with rickets are prone to symptoms such as excessive sweating, night terrors, night crying, and irritability;

2. Rickets can cause certain changes in the child's bones, such as:

In the early stage of the head, the fontanelle may be enlarged or closed, the age of the child may be delayed, teeth may come out late, and in severe cases, the child may also have a ping-pong skull, which is a type of skull softening.

Children aged 7 or 8 months may also have a square head;

The rib cartilage area of ​​the chest may swell, mainly in the 5th to 8th rib cartilage area, and when it is round and large, it is called "beading", which changes the chest cavity and is called pigeon chest and funnel chest.

3. After 7 to 8 months of age, children with rickets will have obvious enlargement of the epiphyses of their limbs, especially the distal ends of the ulna and radius of the wrist joint, where round and blunt spheres can be seen, which are called rickets "bracelets".

4. Before and after children with rickets learn to walk, they may have "O"-shaped legs or "X"-shaped legs due to bone softening and body gravity, which may affect the physiological and motor functions of children and bring unnecessary troubles to their future growth.

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that rickets has many hazards. The most common one is of course the impact on bones, but in addition to these there are also other adverse effects. Every parent needs to understand these hazards so that they can urge every expectant mother to actively participate in prenatal checkups during pregnancy to reduce the birth of children with rickets.