Answer
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In infants, clinical features of hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia include seizures, apnea, and tetany. In children, clinical features of rickets include the following (see the images below):
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Delayed motor milestones
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Hypotonia
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Enlargement of wrists
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Progressive bowing of long bones
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Rachitic rosary
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Harrison sulcus
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Violin case deformity of the chest
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Late closure of anterior fontanelle
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Parietal and frontal bossing
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Craniotabes
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Craniosynostosis
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Delay in teeth eruption
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Enamel hypoplasia
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Decreased bone mineral density
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Myopathy with normal deep tendon reflexes
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Media Gallery
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Radiograph in a 4-year-old girl with rickets depicts bowing of the legs caused by loading.
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Findings in patients with rickets.
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