Hypoparathyroidism unmasked by alendronate

Authors
Kashyap, AS Kashyap, S
Citation
As. Kashyap et S. Kashyap, Hypoparathyroidism unmasked by alendronate, POSTG MED J, 76(897), 2000, pp. 417-418
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00325473 → ACNP
Volume
76
Issue
897
Year of publication
2000
Pages
417 - 418
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(200007)76:897<417:HUBA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The case of an elderly woman is reported in whom alendronate, given for ost eoporosis, led to severe hypocalcaemia a few days after starting the drug t reatment. This was caused by the unmasking of previously unrecognised hypop arathyroidism.