Disease or Syndrome
hypophosphatemic ricket
Subclass of:
Hypophosphatemia;
Rickets
Also called:
Vitamin D-Resistant Rickets
Definitions related to hypophosphatemic rickets:
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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.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(rickets, hypophosphatemic) A disorder characterized by HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; RICKETS; OSTEOMALACIA; resulting from lack of phosphate reabsorption by the kidneys and possible defects in vitamin D metabolism.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Hypophosphatemic rickets is a disorder characterized by hypophosphatemia, defective intestinal absorption of calcium, and rickets or osteomalacia unresponsive to vitamin D. It is usually hereditary. Symptoms are bone pain, fractures, and growth abnormalities. Diagnosis is by serum phosphate, alkaline phosphatase, and...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Hypophosphatemic rickets is a form of rickets that is characterized by low serum phosphate levels and resistance to treatment with ultraviolet radiation or vitamin D ingestion. The term rickets evolved from the old English word wrick, which meansWebMD, 2019
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Hypophosphatemic rickets (previously called vitamin D-resistant rickets) is a disorder in which the bones become painfully soft and bend easily, due to low levels of phosphate in the blood. Symptoms usually begin in early childhood and can range in severity. Severe forms may cause bowing of the legs and other bone deformities; bone pain;...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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