Vitamin D Deficiency

A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN D in the diet, insufficient production of vitamin D in the skin, inadequate absorption of vitamin D from the diet, or abnormal conversion of vitamin D to its bioactive metabolites. It is manifested clinically as RICKETS in children and OSTEOMALACIA in adults. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1406)

Also Known As:

Deficiency, Vitamin D; Deficiencies, Vitamin D; Vitamin D Deficiencies

Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases: 15
- Nutrition Disorders: 404
  - Malnutrition: 20403
    - Deficiency Diseases: 514
      - Avitaminosis: 1294
        Vitamin D Deficiency: 8674

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