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True about rickets:

A
Hyperphosphatemia
B
Hypophosphatemia
C
Hypophosphaturia
D
Decreased alkaline phosphatase
High-Yield Explanation
Answer : B.) Hypophosphatemia. Rickets Failure of osteoid calcification (rickets) in children is because of a disruption in the pathway of either vitamin D or phosphate metabolism. Types of rickets include the following: Nutritional rickets Congenital rickets Rickets of prematurity Vitamin D resistance (type I and type II) Neoplastic rickets Hypophosphatemic rickets Drug-induced rickets. Low phosphate and high alkaline phosphatase levels characterize most of the disorders

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