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Low bone turnover and increase of bone mineral density in a premenopausal woman with postoperative hypoparathyroidism and thyroxine suppressive therapy

Amrein K, Dimai HP, Dobnig H, Fahrleitner-Pammer A

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2011

Abstract

We report the case of a 36-year-old woman who developed permanent hypoparathyroidism after thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. A 6-year follow-up showed an increase of 11% in absolute bone mineral density at the spine and 6% at the hip accompanied by low bone turnover despite thyroid-stimulating hormone suppressive thyroxine therapy.

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