Early symptoms of neonatal rickets?

summary

Rickets is short for vitamin deficient rickets. We need to seize the time to treat, that is, people often say "rickets", rickets is a common disease in children. Generally speaking, rickets is due to the lack of vitamin D in children's body, the formation of systemic calcium deficiency, resulting in skeletal deformity! What are the early symptoms of neonatal rickets?, Now let's take a concrete look.

Early symptoms of neonatal rickets?

First: 3-6 months old infant early performance for sweating, crying, sleep is not heavy, easy to panic, because of the head of sweating and make the head itchy, children often shake their heads rubbing pillow and head pillow baldness. The bones in the center of occipital bone and parietal bone present a ping-pong like elastic feeling, which is called craniomalacia.

Second: children over 8-9 months old 1: the symmetrical round process of the skull on the forehead and top is called the square skull; 2: The anterior fontanel is too large and the closure is delayed (normal infants usually close at about 18 months); 3: Delayed eruption of teeth; 4: A few ribs in the lower part of the chest have bead like protrusions at the border with costal cartilage, which are called rib beads. Some children have rib valgus; 5: In severe cases, chicken breast, O-shaped leg, X-shaped leg and spine can be seen.

Third, many mothers pay great attention to supplement calcium for their babies, but there is still a lack of calcium. Calcium is supplemented, but it is not absorbed. The main reason is vitamin D, which is the key to promote calcium absorption. Without the function of vitamin D, calcium cannot be absorbed into the blood by the intestines, This is why the clinical calcium deficiency is called "vitamin D deficiency rickets".

matters needing attention

Rickets early prevention, early detection, early treatment, the earlier the treatment effect will be better. Pay attention to health care during pregnancy, enhance nutrition, eat food rich in vitamin D. It's best to take breast milk when the baby's conditions allow after birth. Because the proportion of calcium and phosphorus in breast milk is appropriate, vitamin D is easy to absorb. More sun, every day adhere to the sun for 2 hours, can be enough to supplement vitamin D. Need to pay attention to is, when the sun try to choose in the shade.