Scientific Programme & Abstracts from the International Meeting in Pediatric Endocrinology (IMPE)

impe0096ep16 | Bone, Growth Plate and Mineral Metabolism | IMPE2023

Genu valgum deformity in a 12-year-old girl: the importance of an appropriate assessment in the diagnosis of rare diseases with genetic-bone-metabolic involvement

Brenzoni Luciana , Mejía Salcedo Laura , Praglia Francisco , Cupito Jorge , Veronica Forclaz María

Introduction: Hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria (HHRH) is a rare cause of genetic rickets with autosomal recessive inheritance. It is caused by a defect in the type IIc sodium dependent phosphate cotransporter (SLC34A3 gene), one of the main responsible of phosphate homeostasis in the kidney. The clinical, biochemical and radiological characteristics are variable among affected individuals.Clinical case:</st...