A 4-year-old child underwent a mineral test without calcium deficiency but has developed pigeon chest; what could be the cause?

Learn how to deal with the issues of newborns’ unstable sleep, intense crying during sleep, facial reddening, and limb extension, as well as the related care measures for vitamin D deficiency and jaundice.

Discuss the phenomenon of an unstable sleep pattern in a one-month-old baby, which may be related to vitamin D deficiency, and provide corresponding advice and precautions.

Learn about the treatment methods for rickets and how to help alleviate the condition of babies through improved diet and nutritional supplementation.

Explore the possibility of treating scoliosis, including corrective surgery and vitamin D supplementation, as well as appropriate physical exercise and dietary adjustments.

The baby’s walking in an in-toe gait. After a hospital visit and examination, the doctor diagnosed it as O-shaped legs. A blood test for bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP) showed results within the range of 200-225 (reference value < 200). The 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level was 25.59 (reference value 35-150). What do these results mean? Was the clinical diagnosis of rickets due to calcium deficiency or vitamin D deficiency?

Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for Osteomalacia in Children

Your baby’s blood calcium and vitamin D test results are low, a community doctor suggests supplementing with high-dose vitamin D3, but concerns arise about the potential harm of excessive supplementation to the baby’s growth and development.

Rickets is primarily a symptom of calcium deficiency caused by vitamin D deficiency, which requires adequate sun exposure and calcium supplementation.

Offer suggestions for treating rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency.