Symptoms of rickets in children

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Rickets is a common nutritional disease, mostly in children, mainly due to the lack of calcium in the body caused by nutritional diseases, many parents are very worried. Many parents will ask, what are the symptoms of rickets in children? Let's talk about it.

Symptoms of rickets in children

1. Head changes. When the child got rickets, head deformity, more than a square, also known as the square skull. If parents find that the child's forehead and occipital become more prominent, and fontanel enlargement, closure delay, we should be careful to prevent rickets in children.

2. Chest changes. Children with rickets will appear rib beads, that is, the two sides of the chest, the middle of the ribs will become larger, the shape is like abacus beads. There may also be a chicken breast, where the sternum in the middle of the chest protrudes forward.

3. Changes of lower limbs. The main manifestations are "O" or "X" shaped legs, and the more serious rickets are prone to pathological fractures.

matters needing attention

Parents should pay more attention to their children's growth and development, and take their children to the hospital for examination, investigation and treatment in time once the above abnormal performance is found.