Dilemmas in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in a patient with alkaptonuria: Successful treatment with teriparatide

Ismail C. Ebrahim; Thanh D. Hoang; Nicole O. Vietor; John P. Schacht; Mohamed K. M. Shakir

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6729

Clinical Case Reports (Dec 2022)

Dilemmas in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in a patient with alkaptonuria: Successful treatment with teriparatide

Ismail C. Ebrahim,
Thanh D. Hoang,
Nicole O. Vietor,
John P. Schacht,
Mohamed K. M. Shakir

Affiliations

Ismail C. Ebrahim: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda Maryland USA
Thanh D. Hoang: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda Maryland USA
Nicole O. Vietor: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda Maryland USA
John P. Schacht: Department of Genetics Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda Maryland USA
Mohamed K. M. Shakir: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda Maryland USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6729
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 12
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Management of osteoporosis in patients with alkaptonuria can be challenging. This is the first case report confirming the effectiveness of teriparatide following zoledronic acid therapy in treating osteoporosis and preventing fragility fractures in a patient with alkaptonuria.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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