title: [Diagnosis and treatment of osteomalacia by the rheumatologist].
abstract: Osteomalacia is a metabolic bone disease characterized by an alteration of bone mineralization, frequently related to alterations in vitamin D or phosphate metabolism. The clinical symptoms, radiological and analytical findings of this process vary and may be confounded with other processes, especially osteoporosis. This article reviews the most frequent causes of osteomalacia, its diagnosis and therapeutic approaches.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clínic, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, España. pperis@clinic.ub.es
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peris
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D012219:Rheumatology