Background A previously healthy 32-year-old man presented with pain in his chest, ankle, and hip. His musculoskeletal pain progressed over the course of 6 months to the point of difficulty with ...
Osteomalacia, or soft bone disease, is caused by vitamin D deficiency and can silently affect pregnant women Women with osteomalacia were five times more likely to need assisted deliveries Immigrant ...
Background A 17-year-old Filipino male hemodialysis patient presented for renal transplant evaluation. He had significant skeletal abnormalities characterized by bone pain, an inability to walk, and ...
A research team at Uppsala University has identified a clear link between osteomalacia – a form of bone softening commonly caused by vitamin D deficiency – and a fivefold increased risk of emergency ...
The FDA as approved Crysvita® (burosumab-twza; Ultragenyx) for the treatment of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23)-related hypophosphatemia in tumor-induced osteomalacia associated with phosphaturic ...