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http://rarediseases.org/organizations/international-fop-association/
National Organization for Rare Disorders helps by
Giving hope to those affected by this disease
to find a cure
Treatment options are unfortunately limited. Surgery is not an option, surgery causes more inflammation to the bones and causes even more bone growth. Scientist are trying to come up with a medication to limit the extra bone growth. There are also medications to help with symptoms such as swelling.
FOP is diagnosed by the deformation of the big toes. If doctors suspect a child has Fop they will run scans to check for softness and/or inflammation of bones.
Symptoms include
-Malformed big toes
-inflammation
-extra bones
-scooting on butts
Fibrodysplasia oddificans progessiva (also know as FOP), is a muscular disorder that turns ligaments and tendons into bones. This means that bones are formed outside of the skeletal system. Children generally come out of the womb with symptoms, such as abnormally large toes. Other children are not affected til early childhood.
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progessiva
This is a muscular disease
Celine Derricks
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/rickets-surgery-for-children-in-bangladesh/
One Agency that supports rickets is GlobalGiving
One way they support rickets is by raising awarness, they provide information on their website to further educate the public on this problem
Another way they support this disease is by raising money so children will get the surgeries and braces need. 2,863 dollars have been raised towards their 11
Citations
"Rickets." Healthline. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2016.
"Rickets Treatment for Children in Bangladesh." GlobalGiving. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2016.
"Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva." Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2016.
Rickets is treated by giving the child diagnosed more vitamin D. This may mean the child go outside more and take special Vitamin D supplements. If the bones are deformed, then the child will need to wear corrective braces to push the bones back where the belong. In severe cases the child may need surgery.
Celine Derricks
Rickets Disease
This is a skeletal disease
Symptoms include
-pain in the bones
-muscle cramps
-teath deformities
-oddly shaped skull
-curved spine
Rickets disease is diagnosed by doctors checking for tenderness in the bones, certain test may aslo be performed such as blood test to measure calcium levels and X-Rays to check for signs of the bone curving.
Rickets is a disease caused from a lack of Vitamin D. It causes bones to soften and eventually the bones curve inward/outward. Children develop the disease in the first 6-36 months of living.