The Importance of Recognizing Benign Transient Hyperphosphatasemia of Childhood

Authors

  • Rita dos Santos João Carvalho Serviço de Pediatria. Hospital de São Bernardo. Unidade Local de Saúde Arrábida. Setúbal. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3020-9312
  • Inês Ferrão Carvalho Serviço de Pediatria. Hospital de São Bernardo. Unidade Local de Saúde Arrábida. Setúbal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8292-3313
  • Rafaela Gonçalves Serviço de Pediatria do Hospital de São Bernardo, ULS Arrábida, Setúbal, Portugal https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-8786
  • Isabel Raminhos Serviço de Pediatria. Hospital de São Bernardo. Unidade Local de Saúde Arrábida. Setúbal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.24660

Keywords:

Alkaline Phosphatase, Infant

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Published

2026-09-01

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dos Santos João Carvalho R, Ferrão Carvalho I, Gonçalves R, Raminhos I. The Importance of Recognizing Benign Transient Hyperphosphatasemia of Childhood. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2026 Sep. 1 [cited 2026 Sep. 1];39(9):583-4. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/24660

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