title: Hypophosphatemic rickets: effect of 1 alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on growth and mineral metabolism.
abstract: Growth retardation nearly invariably accompanies hypophosphatemic rickets. Studies were conducted in an adolescent male with this disorder as follows. Protocol I: age, 6 to 16 years; treatment per day, 5,000 to 80,000 units vitamin D2, 1,760 to 2,200 mg phosphorus, orally as buffered phosphate; growth velocity, 5 to 6 cm/year. Protocol II: age 16 to 17 years; treatment per day, 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, 1 microgram; 2,200 mg of phosphorus, orally as buffered phosphate; growth velocity, 14 cm/year. The height improved from less than third percentile for the decade during study protocol I to the 25th percentile during protocol II. Mineral balance studies showed a reduction of urinary and stool phosphorus during treatment protocol II, while the patient was receiving metabolic diet. The serum phosphorus improved from 2.2 to 4.3 mg/dl and radiologic healing of rickets was documented. No hypercalcemic episode was encountered. The data support the contention that 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 is the treatment of choice for hypophosphatemic rickets.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D004100:Dihydroxycholecalciferols / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006128:Growth / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism; D011859:Radiography; D012279:Rickets / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004100:Dihydroxycholecalciferols; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols; D008903:Minerals; D010710:Phosphates; D010758:Phosphorus; D002118:Calcium