Hypoparathyroidism unmasked by alendronate.
The case of an elderly woman is reported in whom alendronate, given for osteoporosis, led to severe hypocalcaemia a few days after starting the drug treatment. This was caused by the unmasking of previously unrecognised hypoparathyroidism.
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Department of Medicine,Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411 040, India. skashyap@pn2.vsnl.net.in
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D000368:Aged; D019386:Alendronate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000188:drug therapy*
D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists; D002117:Calcitriol; D002119:Calcium Carbonate; D019386:Alendronate