Beyond Bowed Legs: A Key Marker

Explore the diagnosis of nutritional rickets in a patient with genu varum. Learn which key biochemical marker is typically elevated in this condition.

Alkaline phosphatase


Which one of the following biochemical measures would be most likely to be elevated in this patient?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Alkaline phosphatase
Calcium
Ferritin
Phosphorus
25-hydroxy-vitamin D

Alkaline Phosphatase, Genu Varum, Pediatrics, Rickets, Vitamin D Deficiency

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