Vitamin D deficiency rickets. Two cases with faulty infant feeding practices
R. G. Castile, L. J. Marks and G. B. Stickler
Two cases of vitamin D deficiency rickets verify the occurrence of
deficiency rickets in the United States in 1973. The two cases demonstrate
the need for periodic reviews of feeding practices, especically when the
possibility of so-called milk allergy is postulated. This may lead to
avoidance of milk products. Fortification of various kinds of food with
vitamin D does not ensure the protection from nutritional rickets of all
children with peculiar feeding habits.
