Elidrissy A T, Sedrani S H, Lawson D E
Calcif Tissue Int. 1984 May;36(3):266-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02405328.
The existence of nutritional deficiency rickets among infants in sunny Riyadh was confirmed radiologically. Most of the rachitic infants were breast-fed, some received unsupplemented infant feeding formulae, and all live in an environment that is devoid of sunlight. Their mean age at the time of onset was 10.5 months. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels were found to be low in mothers of the rachitic infants. This maternal deficiency as a factor in pathogenesis of rickets in the infant is discussed. Proposals are made to prevent the occurrence of rickets on this scale.
在阳光充足的利雅得，通过放射学检查证实了婴儿中存在营养性维生素D缺乏佝偻病。大多数患佝偻病的婴儿是母乳喂养，有些婴儿食用了未添加营养成分的婴儿配方奶粉，而且所有婴儿都生活在缺乏阳光的环境中。他们发病时的平均年龄为10.5个月。研究发现，患佝偻病婴儿的母亲体内25-羟基维生素D（25OHD）水平较低。本文讨论了这种母体缺乏作为婴儿佝偻病发病机制因素的情况。并提出了预防这种规模佝偻病发生的建议。
