Benichou J J, Sallière D, Labrune B
Arch Fr Pediatr. 1985 Jun-Jul;42(6):443-5.
The authors report the case of a 14 year-old adolescent girl presenting with rickets due to vitamin D deficiency. This rare condition has already been described in young immigrants coming from Asia and North Africa. Most often, symptoms consist of diffuse pains, with radiologic signs of skeletal demineralization and/or signs of bone resorption. Evolution is favourable under vitamin treatment. This condition seems to be induced by an increased requirement for vitamin D at time of adolescent growth spurt. It is promoted by the lack of sunlight and the skin pigmentation. It is likely that a number of these deficiencies are undiagnosed and recover spontaneously.
作者报告了一例因维生素D缺乏导致佝偻病的14岁青春期女孩病例。这种罕见病症已在来自亚洲和北非的年轻移民中有所描述。症状通常包括弥漫性疼痛，伴有骨骼脱矿质的放射学征象和/或骨质吸收征象。在维生素治疗下病情预后良好。这种情况似乎是由青春期生长突增时维生素D需求增加所致。缺乏阳光和皮肤色素沉着会促使其发生。很可能许多此类缺乏症未被诊断出来且会自行恢复。
