renal rickets
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renal rickets
[′rēn·əl ′rik·əts] (medicine)
The metabolic bone disease due to increased bone resorption resulting from the acidosis and secondary hyperparathyroidism of renal insufficiency.
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A comparison of the clinical and biochemical features between Medes's and our patients Medes' s case Our case Age at diagnosis 49 years old 2 years old Clinical Liver cirrhosis (-) (++) features Renal tubular defect (-) (+)
Renal rickets (-) (+) Myasthenia gravis (+) (-) Urinary Tyrosine 380 350 excretion of 4-HPP 2800 250 4-hydroxyphenyl 4-HPL (-) 1000 compounds 4-HPA (-) 150 (mg/day) * l-Dopa (+) (-) Proposed enzyme defect 4-HPPD 4-HPPD * :4-hydroxyphenyl compounds in urine from the both patients on mixed hospital diet were measured.
Bone growth, density, and maturation are affected and may be manifested by
renal rickets, renal osteodystrophy, and/or a disparity between chronologic and actual bone age.
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