Prevalence and clinical characteristics of X-linked hypophosphatemia in Parana, southern Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of XLH in Paraná, a state in southern Brazil, and report the clinical features and complications of the disease.

Methods

We invited all endocrinologists (n = 205), nephrologists (n = 221), orthopedic surgeons (n = 1020), and pediatricians (n = 1000) in Paraná to fill out an electronic survey with information on patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), and searched the records of the state's health department for all calcitriol prescriptions in 2018.

Results

In all, 244 (10%) specialists responded to the email, of whom 18 (7.4%) reported to be taking care of patients with XLH and answered the online survey. A total of 57 patients with XLH were identified (prevalence 5 per million inhab

SUBMITTER: Moreira CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10528612 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature