Patient's question:
What kinds of diseases can pediatric surgery treat, and which symptoms belong to pediatric internal medicine? Please ask about hypophosphatemic rickets.Doctor's answer:
Low-phosphorus rickets is a metabolic disease associated with intergenerational genetic factors. Due to impaired reabsorption of phosphate in the renal tubules, leading to phosphorus loss, it interferes with bone mineralization, often resulting in hypophosphatemia and abnormal skeletal growth and development. Treatment primarily focuses on the administration of phosphate preparations, along with active vitamin D and calcium supplements. If the patient has significant skeletal deformities, corrective surgery may be performed after the completion of treatment.