Nutritional rickets- Vitamin D and beyond

Vitamin D deficiency has been considered to be the cause of nutritional rickets for most of the past century. During the past two decades, however, it has become clear that nutritional rickets may be caused by vitamin D deficiency or by dietary insufficiency of calcium. The combined deficiencies of calcium and vitamin D interact, and several other factors are also relevant in the pathogenesis of nutritional rickets.

Automated summary

Nutritional rickets can be caused by either vitamin D deficiency or insufficient dietary intake of calcium, and the combined deficiencies of calcium and vitamin D interact. Other factors also play a role in the pathogenesis of nutritional rickets.