impe0096mte3 | Diagnosis and Management of Rare Hypophosphataemic Rickets | IMPE2023
Nchingane Seeletso
, Joel Dipesalema
Background: Hypophosphatemic rickets is a disorder of bone mineralization due to defects in the renal handling of phosphorus, which can either be inherited or acquired. X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets is the commonest inherited from. It presents with progressive limb deformities such as coxa vara, genu valgum leading to disproportionate short stature. We present the first case report from Botswana.Objectives: To report...