Author: Carol Blackburn /Â Editor: Ronan O’Sullivan / Reviewer: Jolene Rosario / Codes: MuC9, SLO5 /Â Published: 20/02/2021
This toddler has no medical history of note. He is the 3rd of 4 children under 6 years. His mum cannot attend as she has a 1-week old and is breastfeeding. The family are of Asian ethnicity.
On examination, you note him to have marked genu varum or “bow-legs”.
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6 Comments
Interesting! Been a while i came across Rickets. Quite enlightening. Thank you
Useful info
good
Interesting.
good case
Good case to highlight given the surge in these cases!