In patients with chronic iron needs, however, a severe, long-lasting hypophosphataemia can lead to osteomalacia with associated bone pain. Lack of awareness of this complication results in delayed ...

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This letter reports an association between acquired osteomalacia and autoantibodies against PHEX (phosphate-regulating endopeptidase X-linked), which may be termed autoimmune osteomalacia.