Abstract

Arab Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (ASPED) Masterclass in Pediatric Bone Disease 2nd November 2018, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Highlights

  • The Arab society of Paediatric Endocrinology and diabetes held a masterclass for paediatric bone diseases in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in collaboration of Kyowa Kirin

  • Its aim is to ensure a high standard of care and development in the field of paediatric endocrinology and diabetes in the Arab region extending from the Gulf through the Northern African countries

  • On follow-up, while progression of fibrous dysplasia (FD) has been positively impacted with zoledronic acid in terms of lack of new lesions and improvement of bone mineral density (BMD), the main challenge identified with this patient was persistent elevation of FGF23 and phosphaturia, which may be the result of non-adherence to rickets treatment

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Kyowa Kirin

Founded in 1949 in Japan, and is expanding globally. Kyowa Kirin is a Japan-based Global Specialty Pharmaceutical Company contributing to human health and well-being worldwide. The company contribution is through innovative drug discovery and global commercialisation driven by state-of-the-art antibody technologies mainly in the core therapeutic areas of oncology, nephrology and immunology

Presentation Summaries Nutritional and Hereditary Rickets
Rickets Case Reports
Disorders of phosphate homeostasis
Challenges in Hypophosphataemic Rickets Management
Skeletal Disorders Beyond Rickets
Findings
Meeting discussions
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