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Abstract
The case of an elderly woman is reported in whom alendronate, given for osteoporosis, led to severe hypocalcaemia a few days after starting the drug treatment. This was caused by the unmasking of previously unrecognised hypoparathyroidism.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10878202 PMCID: PMC1741632 DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.897.417
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN: 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401