Background A 17-year-old Filipino male hemodialysis patient presented for renal transplant evaluation. He had significant skeletal abnormalities characterized by bone pain, an inability to walk, and ...

Osteomalacia, or soft bone disease, is caused by vitamin D deficiency and can silently affect pregnant women Women with osteomalacia were five times more likely to need assisted deliveries Immigrant ...

The FDA as approved Crysvita® (burosumab-twza; Ultragenyx) for the treatment of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23)-related hypophosphatemia in tumor-induced osteomalacia associated with phosphaturic ...

Background: A previously healthy 32-year-old man presented with pain in his chest, ankle, and hip. His musculoskeletal pain progressed over the course of 6 months to the point of difficulty with ...

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient needed in our bodies. It helps to regulate calcium and phosphate, which keep our bones, teeth and muscles healthy. Without enough of it we can experience some ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Osteomalacia' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication(s) ...

Seufert et al. (Dec. 27 issue) 1 describe a man with tumor-induced (oncogenic) osteomalacia, in which the subcutaneous administration of octreotide abolished renal tubular phosphate wasting. The ...

HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: To obtain CME credit, please click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Organ transplantation has become a fairly common and effective modality ...

With many other health risks, its easy to forget about an issue until it is too late. Many are unaware of the importance of vitamin D and therefore don’t think about needing it until awkward and ...

Background A previously healthy 32-year-old man presented with pain in his chest, ankle, and hip. His musculoskeletal pain progressed over the course of 6 months to the point of difficulty with ...