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Bone
May 2024
Department of Molecular Endocrinology, Fujii Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan; Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Tamaki-Aozora Hospital, Tokushima, Japan. Electronic address:
Excessive actions of FGF23 cause several kinds of hypophosphatemic rickets/osteomalacia. It is possible that there still remain unknown causes or mechanisms for FGF23-related hypophosphatemic diseases. We report two male cousins who had been suffering form FGF23-related hypophosphatemic osteomalacia.
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November 2023
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, South Korea.
Background: Osteomalacia (OM) is frequently confused with various musculoskeletal or other rheumatic diseases, especially in patients with adult-onset widespread musculoskeletal pain because of its low prevalence and non-specific manifestations.
Aim: To facilitate the early diagnosis and etiology-specific treatment of adult-onset hypophosphatemic OM.
Methods: A retrospective review of medical records was performed to screen adult patients who visited a physiatry locomotive medicine clinic (spine and musculoskeletal pain clinic) primarily presenting with widespread musculoskeletal pain at a single tertiary hospital between January 2011 and December 2019.
Endocrine
November 2023
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Purpose: The aim of this study is to review the clinical and laboratory characteristics, diagnostic and treatment modalities of tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) cases managed in a single center.
Material Methods: Demographic and clinical features, biochemical findings, diagnostic procedures, treatment modalities, and outcomes of nine patients who had the diagnosis of TIO were reviewed retrospectively.
Results: Mean age of the study group (F/M: 4/5) was 45.
Int J Rheum Dis
May 2023
Department of Dermatology, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Cureus
June 2022
Rheumatology, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA.
Hypophosphatemic rickets can cause a variety of bone and joint symptoms, one of its rare presentations is sacroiliac joint involvement, which may be mistaken for inflammatory spondylitis. Here, we report the case of a 31-year-old African American woman who presented with a two-year history of lower back pain and morning stiffness, initially suspected to be due to inflammatory spondyloarthritis. Laboratory tests revealed negative inflammatory markers, normal serum calcium, vitamin D3, and parathyroid hormone levels; however, the alkaline phosphatase levels were elevated and serum phosphorus level was low.
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