Publications by authors named "D H Sharkis"
Objective: To document the course and reversal of avascular necrosis of the femoral heads (ANFH) in a 27-year-old woman with tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO).
Methods: We describe clinical, biochemical, and magnetic resonance imaging changes in a patient who sought medical assistance because of pain in her back, hips, and knees and an enlarging mass on her right thigh.
Results: The patient proved to have TIO, an unusual condition characterized by humorally controlled renal phosphate wasting, low to undetectable levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), and osteomalacia.