Bone pain

Recurrent bone pain in a child may indicate for example:

Last modified
28 July 2019
Symptom

Pain in rickets

Bone and or joint pain in rickets develops progressively once toddlers start standing and walking.

Vaso-occlusive crisis

Acute pain in extremities, the back, or the belly is caused by vascular occlusion in the blood vessels of the bone or gut. Children with...
Rare Condition

Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a red blood cell disease, a complex inherited disorder with multisystem manifestations that requires specialized comprehensive care to achieve an optimal...

X Linked Hypophosphatemia

X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is known as the most common hereditary metabolic rickets with a prevalence of 1:20,000- 60,000. Manifestations are bone deformities (particularly bowing of...