Hypoparathyroidism unmasked by alendronate

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2000 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Postgraduate Medical Journal, volume 76, pages 417-418 (issn: 0032-5473, eissn: 1469-0756,

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Authors: A S, Kashyap; S, Kashyap;

doi: 10.1136/pmj.76.897.417

pmid: 10878202

pmc: PMC1741632

Hypoparathyroidism unmasked by alendronate

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Abstract

Abstract The case of an elderly woman is reported in whom alendronate, given for osteoporosis, led to severe hypocalcaemia a few days after starting the drug treatment. This was caused by the unmasking of previously unrecognised hypoparathyroidism.

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Armed Forces Medical College
India

Keywords

Calcium Channel Agonists, Alendronate, Calcitriol, Hypocalcemia, Hypoparathyroidism, Humans, Female, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Aged, Calcium Carbonate

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