What are the symptoms associated with rickets?
- Pain in the bones of Arms, Legs, Spine, Pelvis.
- Skeletal deformities including Bow legs, Forward projection of the breastbone (pigeon chest or pectus carinatum), Funnel chest (pectus excavatum), "Bumps" in the rib cage (rachitic rosary) and Asymmetrical or odd-shaped skull.
- Spine deformities (spine curves abnormally, including scoliosis or kyphosis).
- Pelvic deformities.
- Increased tendency toward bone fractures.
- Dental deformities.
- Delayed formation of teeth.
- Defects in the structure of teeth, holes in the enamel.
- Increased incidence of cavities in the teeth (dental caries).
- Progressive weakness.
- Decreased muscle tone (loss of muscle strength).
- Muscle cramps.
- Impaired growth.
- Short stature (adults less than 5 feet tall) .
- Fever or restlessness, especially at night.
