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BMJ Case Rep ; 13(1)2020 Jan 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31969415

ABSTRACT

Rickets other than those associated with advanced kidney disease, isolated distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) and hypophosphatasia (defective tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase) are associated with hypophosphatemia due to abnormal proximal tubular reabsorption of phosphate. dRTA, however, at times is associated with completely reversible proximal tubular dysfunction. On the other hand, severe hypophosphatemia of different aetiologies may also interfere with both distal tubular acid excretion and proximal tubular functions giving rise to transient secondary renal tubular acidosis (distal and/or proximal). Hypophosphatemia and non-anion gap metabolic acidosis thus pose a diagnostic challenge occasionally. A definitive diagnosis and an appropriate management of the primary defect results in complete reversal of the secondary abnormality. A child with vitamin D resistant rickets was thoroughly evaluated and found to have primary dRTA with secondary proximal tubular dysfunction in the form of phosphaturia and low molecular weight proteinuria. The child was treated only with oral potassium citrate. A complete clinical, biochemical and radiological improvement was noticed in follow-up.


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Calcium/therapeutic use , Hypokalemia/drug therapy , Hypophosphatemia/drug therapy , Potassium Citrate/therapeutic use , Rickets/drug therapy , Vitamin D/therapeutic use , Child , Citric Acid/therapeutic use , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans
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BMJ Case Rep ; 12(12)2019 Dec 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31801784

ABSTRACT

A diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in a '46, XX' newborn with ambiguous genitalia is like a 'knee jerk reaction' of the paediatrician because of its higher frequency and life-threatening consequences if remain undiagnosed and hence untreated. Aromatase deficiency (AD), a rare cause of '46, XX' disorder of sex development, mimics virilising CAH in many aspects; thus, the disease is often overlooked. Diagnosis of AD in women is much easier around puberty due to the presence of primary amenorrhoea, undeveloped breasts, androgen excess and tall stature with eunuchoid proportions. Diagnosing AD with confidence immediately after birth or during early childhood is a challenging task without genetic analysis. In resource-restricted settings, AD remains a diagnosis of exclusion particularly in this age group and history of maternal virilisation, non-progressive genital ambiguity, elevated gonadotrophins (follicle-stimulating hormone >>luteinising hormone), mildly delayed bone age with/without enlarged polycystic ovaries serve as important clues to the underlying AD.


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46, XX Disorders of Sex Development/complications , Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital/complications , Aromatase/deficiency , Gynecomastia/diagnosis , Infertility, Male/diagnosis , Metabolism, Inborn Errors/diagnosis , 46, XX Disorders of Sex Development/diagnosis , 46, XX Disorders of Sex Development/therapy , Diagnosis, Differential , Disorders of Sex Development/complications , Female , Humans , Infant , Treatment Outcome
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