Osteoporosis associated with non-familial acro-osteolysis successful treatment with an anti-resorptive agent.
The syndrome non-familial acro-osteolysis features bone reabsorption of the digits in association with short stature. Osteoporosis is common in this disorder, but no successful treatment has been previously reported. We report a case of non-familial acro-osteolysis complicated by multiple fractures in which treatment with antiresorptive therapy improved both biochemical markers of bone turnover and bone mineral density but had no effect on the acro-osteolysis.
Williams
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Department of Medicine, University of TN-Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Nayak
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Kaeley
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Sebes
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Carbone
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