A case of teriparatide on pregnancy-induced osteoporosis

Seok Hong Lee1, Moon-Ki Hong1, Seung Won Park2

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.

Journal of Bone Metabolism
|February 14, 2014
PubMed

Pregnancy-induced osteoporosis is a rare disorder characterized by fragility fracture and low bone mineral density (BMD) during or shortly after pregnancy, and its etiology is still unclear. We experienced a case of a 39-year-old woman who suffered from lumbago 3 months after delivery. Biochemical evidence of increased bone resorption is observed without secondary causes of osteoporosis. Radiologic examination showed multiple compression fractures on her lumbar vertebrae. We report a case of patient with pregnancy-induced osteoporosis improved her clinical symptom, BMD and bone turnover marker after teriparatide therapy.