Figure 2. Bone scans of the patient when first tested and 3 months later. (A) On the initial bone scan, increased radiotracer uptake can be observed in the ninth right rib, and lesser uptake in ...

During the baseline bone scan, researchers identified 249 areas with increased uptake. At weeks 96 and 144, 27% and 33% of sites, respectively, were fully healed, whereas 23% and 13%, respectively ...

Osteomalacia is a condition that softens the bones. It can result in symptoms such as muscle weakness and bone fractures. Vitamin D supplements can help treat the condition. Share on Pinterest ...

OSTEOMALACIA is a generalized disease of bone characterized by lack of calcification of a presumably normal osteoid matrix. The chemical changes in the serum are usually diagnostic and consist of a ...

We present the case of a 40-year-old woman with an acquired hypophosphatemic, vitamin D–resistant osteomalacia due to a tumor in the right femoral head that was detected on coregistration of ...

Long-term therapy with some antiepileptic drugs and antibiotics can cause osteomalacia, which is usually the result of vitamin D deficiency. University of Washington researchers now report in the ...

Figure 3: MRI scan of the pelvis ... This case is an example of bone-biopsy-proven osteomalacia secondary to 25OH-vitamin D insufficiency in a dialysis patient receiving intravenous paricalcitol.

Nutritional osteomalacia (bone demineralization) can be the result of low vitamin D levels (<10 ng/mL) and causes bone pain, achiness and increased risk of fracture.