/hypophosphatemic rickets

hypophosphatemic rickets

Rare Disease

MONDO:0024300

Also Known As

Phosphopenic ricketshypophosphatemic ricketsacquired vitamin D resistant ricketsacquired vitamin D-resistant ricketsRicket, hypophosphatemichypophosphatemia, vitamin D-resistant ricketshypophosphatemic Rickethypophosphatemic vitamin D resistant ricketshypophosphatemic vitamin D-resistant ricketsrickets, vitamin D resistantrickets, vitamin D-resistantvitamin D-resistant rickets

Definition

Rickets due to low serum phosphate concentrations, the cause of which can be nutritional or genetic. This condition is characterized by normal parathyroid hormone concentrations, usually caused by renal phosphate wasting occurring in isolation or as part of a renal tubular disorder, and characterized by resistance to treatment with ultraviolet radiation or vitamin D.