Hypoparathyroidism unmasked by alendronate |
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Authors: | Kashyap A S Kashyap S |
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Affiliation: | Department of Medicine,Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411 040, India. skashyap@pn2.vsnl.net.in |
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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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