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Hypophosphatemic rickets due to Dent's disease: A case report and review of literature

We report a case of rickets due to Dent's disease in a two-year-old boy. He was treated with sodium phosphate, calcitriol and potassium citrate supplements, following which there was a remarkable improvement in mobility, growth and bony deformities. The hypercalciuria associated with Dent'...

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Autores principales: Annigeri, R. A., Rajagopalan, R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2875708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20535254
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.59340
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Sumario:We report a case of rickets due to Dent's disease in a two-year-old boy. He was treated with sodium phosphate, calcitriol and potassium citrate supplements, following which there was a remarkable improvement in mobility, growth and bony deformities. The hypercalciuria associated with Dent's disease was effectively corrected using hydrochlorothiazide.