Osteopetrosis in children

• Published in: International journal of clinical practice (Esher) Vol. 52; no. 1; p. 15
• Main Authors: al-Rasheed, S A, al-Mohrij, O, al-Jurayyan, N, al-Herbish, A, al-Mugeiren, M, al-Salloum, A, al-Hussain, M, el-Desouki, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.1998
• Subjects: Acidosis, Renal Tubular - complications; Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Osteopetrosis - diagnosis; Osteopetrosis - genetics; Osteopetrosis - metabolism; Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia

Over a 10-year period, 28 Arab children with autosomal recessive osteopetrosis were seen in two hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Eighteen (64%) had osteopetrosis associated with metabolic acidosis probably due to a renal tubular defect; nine (32%) had a malignant infantile form of osteopetrosis an...