title: [A worrisome scintigraphy].
abstract: This report describes a patient who was admitted to the hospital with suspicion of occult neoplasia, widely spreading to bone. In fact, he had osteoporosis and osteomalacia due to hypovitaminosis D caused by chronic use of antiepileptic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Medicina, Ospedale San Rocco, Galliate. paparesta2@tin.it
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cardano
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cornaglia
authors.forename: Anna Irene
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Monteverde
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000473:pathology; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants