Osteomalacia Due to 1α,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol Deficiency

Parenteral 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol in hepatic osteomalacia.

Despite regular long-term parenteral vitamin D2 treatment, four patients with biliary cirrhosis had multiple symptoms of bone disease and bone biopsy specimens showed osteomalacia without osteoporosis. Three patients also had a proximal myopathy. Plasma calcium values (after correction for albumin), phosphorus, magnesium, and serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D were within normal limits. Treatment with ...

Cæsarian Section for Dystocia Due to Osteomalacia

It would seem probable that the disease is due to some form of systemic infection. The deformity is characteristic. It can be well demonstrated with the X-rays. The patient should lie on her face with the vacuum tube below. The acuteness of the sub-pubic arch is then clearly shown. The pubic rami may be almost parallel. External pelvimetry gives most interesting results. The following table sho...

Iatrogenic osteomalacia and myopathy due to phosphate depletion.

In a patient receiving regular dialysis prolonged hypophosphataemia due to aluminium hydroxide therapy resulted in osteomalacia and severe proximal myopathy. Both osteomalacia and myopathy responded to correction of hypophosphataemia without vitamin D therapy.

Vitamin D Deficiency including Osteomalacia and Rickets

Adequate vitamin D3 by synthesis in the skin and from dietary and supplemental sources is essential for bone health throughout life. [1] Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults are the classic but extreme manifestations of severe vitamin D deficiency. Links have also been shown between poor vitamin D status and breast cancer, bowel cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, metabolic syndrome...

Osteomalacia due to steatorrhoea; report of a case.