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Symptoms generally relate to the underlying cause of secondary hyperparathyroidism.
In children, rickets may cause the following:
Patients with kidney failure may have osteomalacia, osteoporosis, or both. Bone pain or fractures may occur.
Symptoms of malabsorption (such as diarrhea) or of an underlying cancer may occur in patients with those disorders.
Signs may include bone deformities, swollen joints, or fractures.
Tests may show: