MASKING OF VITAMIN-D-DEFICIENCY OSTEOMALACIA BY CONCURRENT THYROTOXICOSIS

Authors
LIEL Y AVNUN L
Citation
Y. Liel et L. Avnun, MASKING OF VITAMIN-D-DEFICIENCY OSTEOMALACIA BY CONCURRENT THYROTOXICOSIS, The Endocrinologist, 5(2), 1995, pp. 100-103
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Endocrynology & Metabolism
Journal title
The Endocrinologist → ACNP
ISSN journal
10512144
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
100 - 103
Database
ISI
SICI code
1051-2144(1995)5:2<100:MOVOBC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Despite their world-wide prevalence, the concur rent association of os teomalacia due to vitamin D deficiency and thyrotoxicosis has not been previously reported. We describe the diagnostic perplexity derived fr om this rare combination in a patient in whom increased bone turn over due to thyrotoxicosis resulted in normalization of serum calcium, mas king the characteristic hypocalcemia of vitamin D deficiency.