Two affections, rachitis and scrofula, frequently co-exist, and the same dietary is appropriate for both.
2
She was never the victim of rachitis or like disease, but died of syphilis in the Colonial Hospital.
3
Crippled teeth and the late appearance of teeth in infants,-thatis, not before the ninth month,-aresymptoms of rachitis.
4
The symptoms of rachitis become apparent at the pelvis and at the wide open, soft parts of the skull, the unossified fontanelles.
5
In the progressive development of the disease, the softened cartilage grows and protrudes everywhere, especially in the thorax, such as "rachitis rosary."
6
This disease is Osteo Rachitis (rickets).
7
Rachitis is principally lack of lime in the food, which causes parts of the bones to remain soft instead of becoming rigid.
8
Rachitis or rickets is not a disease of adult life, but of infancy and childhood, and never occurs after the age of puberty.