Rachitic rosary
Bead-like swellings at costochondral junctions from calcium deficiency.
Rachitic rosary refers to palpable knobs at the costochondral junctions that resemble beads on a string. It results from calcium deficiency disrupting mineralization, causing uncalcified cartilage accumulation. Most commonly seen in rickets, it also occurs in tumor-induced osteomalacia, primary hyperparathyroidism, and beta-thalassemia, typically in infants or children.
Quick Facts
- Associated conditions
- Rickets
- tumor-induced osteomalacia
- primary hyperparathyroidism
- beta-thalassemia
- Typical age group
- Infants or children
- Differential diagnosis
- Scorbutic rosary
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