Abstract
We describe a case of hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria (HHRH) in a 32-year-old female with short stature, chronic pathologic genu valgum deformity, and knee pain who was referred to endocrinology clinic after previous inconclusive workups. We present imaging spanning 10 years of untreated disease. Biochemical studies showed hypophosphatemia with undetectable fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23.) Renal ultrasound revealed bilateral medullary nephrocalcinosis despite no apparent hypercalciuria. Due to concern for HHRH, genetic testing was performed that determined this patient to be homozygous in the SLC34A3 gene for a previously described missense variant (c.1402C > T, p.Arg468Trp). There was no known family history of rickets. A bone biopsy with metabolic studies was performed for diagnostic and prognostic reasons. The histopathological findings along with tetracycline uptake studies were consistent with a diagnosis of HHRH. Treatment with phosphorous supplementation and surgical correction of her valgum deformity resulted in resolution of pain, but no change in bone histomorphometry.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-9-2020
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1047327
Funding Information
JMC and SAR were supported by NIGMS of the National Institutes of Health under award number T32GM007347. MCMF was supported by Kentucky Nephrology Research Trust.
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Repository Citation
Colazo, Juan M.; Reasoner, Seth A.; Holt, Ginger; Faugere, Marie-Claude M.; and Dahir, Kathryn M., "Hereditary Hypophosphatemic Rickets with Hypercalciuria (HHRH) Presenting with Genu Valgum Deformity: Treatment with Phosphate Supplementation and Surgical Correction" (2020). Internal Medicine Faculty Publications. 214.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/internalmedicine_facpub/214
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Case Reports in Endocrinology, v. 2020, article ID 1047327.
Copyright © 2020 Juan M. Colazo et al.
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