Patient's question:
The child next door is already three years old, but he is shorter than his peers and shows slow growth and development. His cousin brought him to the hospital for a thorough examination, and it was said that he has symptoms of renal rickets. We have never heard of this disease before, so we want to ask if this condition can be cured?Doctor's answer:
The root cause of this disease lies in kidney problems, so it is called renal osteomalacia. Due to chronic kidney damage, calcium and phosphorus metabolism in the body becomes abnormal, leading to secondary hypothyroidism. This further disrupts the body's acid-base balance metabolism. It is relatively difficult for this disease to be completely cured, so the treatment is mainly focused on controlling the levels of calcium and phosphorus in the body, as well as managing the hyperactivity of thyroid function, among other measures.