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Analysis of a growth curve (continued)The child with this growth curve had vitamin D deficient rickets caused by living in an area with little sunshine in the winter, having a dark complexion, and low vitamin D in his mother's diet. A typical weekly weather forecast for the area:
His wrists looked like this (note widening):
His wrist x-ray at 11 months shows ragged edges of bones:
This child was treated with vitamin D and also received some iron for mild anemia. His growth curve at the age of twenty four months demonstrates his recovery:
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