aetiology
Last reviewed 03/2021
Causes include:
- primary hyperparathyroidism
- osteomalacia
- rickets
- acute liver failure
- Fanconi's syndrome
- prolonged intravenous glucose administration (1)
- DKA:
- this condition is associated with severe phosphate depletion
- no studies have shown benefit with the addition of phosphate to the DKA treatment regimen
Reference:
- (1) Lebovitz H (1995). Diabetic ketoacidosis. Lancet, 345, 767-72
familial hypophosphataemic rickets