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Fragility fractures in severe osteomalacia (6)

Lumbar spine MRI revealing H-shaped vertebrae and fatty changes in the posterior paraspinal muscles (arrow), abnormal bone marrow signal intensity of the spine associated with metabolic disease. (Source: Alarfaj HM, Alrasheed WY, Alsulaiman SA, Almulhem FT, Almaideni MF, Alkuwaity KW. A case report of severe osteomalacia in a young patient after bariatric surgery. Cureus 2021;13[12]:e20198. Creative Commons Attribution [CC-BY 4.0] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)

Associated Disorders

  • Calciphylaxis
  • Chronic renal failure
  • DiGeorge Syndrome
  • Hemochromatosis
  • Osteitis fibrosa cystica
  • Osteomalacia
  • Parathyroid adenocarcinoma
  • Parathyroid adenoma
  • Wilson disease