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Scanning Skeletal Remains for Bone Mineral Density in Forensic Contexts
Published on: January 29, 2018
[Thirst and extensive bone lesions in a previously basically healthy woman]
Kalevi Laitinen1, Antti Lamminen, Pekka Anttila
1HYKS, naistenklinikka.
Abstract:
A previously quite healthy 65-year-old woman sought emergency hospital care due to fatigue, weight loss and sensation of thirst appearing over a couple of months. Further analysis revealed a process affecting the neurohypophysis and extensive lytic sclerotic bone lesions. Eventually a rare generalized underlying disease was unraveled: the diagnosis included both Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Erdheim-Chester disease.
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