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A marked increase in bone mineral density in a patient with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
M Audran1, M Audran-Avenel, Y Simon
1Department of Rheumatology, CHU and Faculty of Medicine, Angers, France. MaAudran@chu-angers.fr
Abstract:
During the densitometric follow-up of a 73-yr-old male suffering from bullous pemphigoid and glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, a marked increase in bone mineral density (BMD) led to the diagnosis of an asymptomatic prostatic cancer with secondary diffuse bone lesions. This eventuality must be considered in patients with a rapid and unexplained gain in BMD.
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