ESPE Abstracts

X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is diagnosed in children with clinical and or radiological signs of rickets, impaired growth velocity, low serum phosphate levels associated with renal phosphate wasting, in the absence of vitamin D or calcium deficiency. Conventional treatment is made of phosphate and active vitamin D. However, nephrocalcinosis has been identified as a complication of this therapy. Its prevalence is about 25-40% in adult XLH treated patients. It was never c...