An uncommon cause of osteoporosis

Osteoporosis in the younger age group is an important cause of morbidity. Prolactinoma is an uncommon but reversible cause of osteoporosis. The main mechanisms of osteoporosis in prolactinoma are reduced osteoblast activity and hypogonadism. A high index of suspicion is the key in diagnosis and mana...

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Autores principales: Barnabas, Rohit, Gauda, Basavaraj Soora, Cherian, Kripa Elizabeth, Kapoor, Nitin, Asha, Hesarghatta Shyamasunder, Paul, Thomas Vizhalil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6060917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30090794
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_350_17
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Sumario:Osteoporosis in the younger age group is an important cause of morbidity. Prolactinoma is an uncommon but reversible cause of osteoporosis. The main mechanisms of osteoporosis in prolactinoma are reduced osteoblast activity and hypogonadism. A high index of suspicion is the key in diagnosis and management of this treatable entity.

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