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Rickets and Development

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Rickets and Development

by MT, Oct 29, 1999 12:00AM

Tags: rickets, child, child development, child behavior, calcium, daughter, deficiency, hormone, lobe, parathyroid, thyroid, years

My friend's daughter has rickets. She developed normally until she became 8 months. Now, she is 6 years old, can't walk properly, and doesn't talk properly. Does her case have anything to do with her thyroid gland?

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by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D.

, Nov 01, 1999 12:00AM

Dear MT,

It's not possible to talk about your friend's daughter's particulars. But, calcium deficiency can result from problems with the parathyroid glands (located on the back and side of each thyroid lobe). These glands secrete a hormone that controls the level of calcium in the blood.

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by TonyLee123, Jul 28, 2008 02:55AM

A related discussion, I have rickets from my mom was started.

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