Patient's question:
Recently, I noticed that my child sweats a lot while sleeping and has bald spots on the back of his head. My friend said it might be rickets. Is excessive sweating and bald spots on the back of the head a sign of rickets?Doctor's answer:
Hello, it's a pleasure to assist you: When a child sweats excessively from the head and feels uncomfortable while sleeping, they may develop head-shaking behavior, leading to hair loss in the occipital area. Therefore, children who sweat a lot and have () are not necessarily suffering from rickets. I recommend that children with excessive sweating or () should definitely be taken to a hospital for examination. Measuring the activity of alkaline phosphatase in the bones is a reliable test. If rickets is indeed present, it's never too late to start proper treatment.