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How Can Rickets Be Treated?

Hello...my son is 1.7 years and cant walk.he was diagnosed Jim rickets and was put on supplements for 6months. Now the problem is that he is bending his legs while standing and cannot stand for long,also his hand eye coordination is poor and he grasps things with clenched fists. A bone chemistry done showed calcium was normal but alkaline phosphatase was high. An xray done recently shows that his bone density is normal,a tsh test was okay but pth was abit alow..i think 7.3(i cant recall the units)but the range was 15. Vitamin d levels were 108,the range was less than 200..the boy weighs 12.6 kgs..his muscles appears to be so stiff..what could be causing this?a concerned parent,thnks in advance
Tue, 15 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

I think he has parathyroid hormone (PTH) deficiency. He needs parathyroid hormone replacement. Contact his pediatrician as soon as possible. For better service, you can consult an endocrinologist, who is an expert in such metabolic disorders.

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How Can Rickets Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. I think he has parathyroid hormone (PTH) deficiency. He needs parathyroid hormone replacement. Contact his pediatrician as soon as possible. For better service, you can consult an endocrinologist, who is an expert in such metabolic disorders. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.