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Hypophosphataemic rickets and pyrophosphate arthropathy

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Pyrophosphate arthropathy (PA) has been reported in association with a number of diseases, usually occurring in the older age group. We report a 40-year-old female with untreated X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets who presented with PA.

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  1. Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre, Haywood Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK

    H. G. Taylor & T. E. Hothersall

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Taylor, H.G., Hothersall, T.E. Hypophosphataemic rickets and pyrophosphate arthropathy. Clin Rheumatol 10, 155–157 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02207655

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