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Abstract

We treated 11 children with vitamin D-resistant rickets with a phosphate mixture either alone (1.2 to 3.6 g per day) or combined with ergocalciferol (vitamin D2, to 50 x 103 IU per day) or with calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, 0.25 to 1 microgram per day). Serum calcitriol concentrations were normal in all patients. Calcitriol therapy circulating levels of the hormone to values above normal and increased intestinal phosphate absorption. In some patients this regimen decreased the need for phosphate supplements. None of the treatment regimens corrected the renal phosphate leak. Radiologic studies and bone histomorphometric analyses showed that phosphate (alone or with ergocalciferol) induced the mineralization of the growth plate but not of the endosteal bone surface. Combined calcitriol and phosphate therapy for a total of 2850 patient-days greatly improved the mineralization of trabecular bone. Short-term episodes of hypercalcemia were easily controlled by changes in calcitriol dosage. The data indicate that the combined calcitriol and phosphate regimen is useful in the treatment of vitamin D-resistent rickets.

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