[Pregnancy associated osteoporosis].
A case of pregnancy associated osteoporosis in a 26 year-old woman's first pregnancy is described. Four months after delivery of a normal boy, the patient presented with back pain and fractures of the thoracic spine (Th 6, 7 and 9). The patient was treated with calcium and vitamin D. After three years the bone density was within normal range and had increased by 19.1% in the hip and 15.8% in the spine, respectively. Bone biopsy and extensive biochemical examinations including collagen analysis could not find any explanation for the observed fractures other than pregnancy.
H:S Hvidovre Hospital, klinik for osteoporoseforskning og endokrinologisk klinik.
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome