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Postgrad Med J 2000;76:417-418 doi:10.1136/pmj.76.897.417
  • Adverse drug reaction of the month

Hypoparathyroidism unmasked by alendronate

  1. A S Kashyapa,
  2. Surekha Kashyapb
  1. aArmed Forces Medical College, Pune 411 040, India: Department of Medicine, bDepartment of Hospital Administration
  1. Dr A S Kashyap (e-mail: skashyap{at}pn2.vsnl.net.in)
  • Received 6 June 1999
  • Accepted 16 December 1999

Abstract

The case of an elderly woman is reported in whom alendronate, given for osteoporosis, led to severe hypocalcaemia a few days after starting the drug treatment. This was caused by the unmasking of previously unrecognised hypoparathyroidism.

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