摘要：Figures See all figures Authors Y. Sagna , D.-D. Ouédraogo , F. Dao , O. Diallo , H. Tiéno , O. Guira , L.O. Traoré , A.R.D. Yanogo , Y.J. Drabo Service de médecine interne, CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo, 09 BP 628, 09 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Service de pédiatrie, CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo, 09 BP 628, 09 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Service de radiologie, CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo, 09 BP 628, 09 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Service de pédiatrie, CHN Blaise-Compaoré, Burkina Faso Key words: rickets, vitamin D deficiency, Burkina Faso DOI : 10.1684/mst.2013.0144 Page(s) : 104-7 Published in: 2013 Deficiency rickets results from a deficiency of vitamin D that is responsible for deficient calcium absorption, leading to failure of bone mineralization and cartilage bone growth, especially in children. We report the case of a 9-year-old girl who shows signs of rickets. Her family history, which includes similar malformations in several family members, led us to suggest vitamin D-resistant rickets, but all laboratory tests and response to treatment indicated deficiency rickets. Prophylaxis, at least for some very poor people, should be proposed for certain populations at risk, even in tropical zones.
