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)

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Tree Number(s): C18.654.521.500.133.770

MeSH Unique ID: D014808

Entry Terms:

• Deficiency, Vitamin D
• Deficiencies, Vitamin D
• Vitamin D Deficiencies

See Also:

• Rickets

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Nutrition Disorders
Malnutrition
Deficiency Diseases
Avitaminosis
Vitamin D Deficiency
Rickets
Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder
Osteomalacia
Rickets, Hypophosphatemic +