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Profound hypocalcemia following effective response to zoledronic acid treatment in a patient with juvenile Paget's disease.

TitleProfound hypocalcemia following effective response to zoledronic acid treatment in a patient with juvenile Paget's disease.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsPolyzos, S. A., Anastasilakis A. D., Litsas I., Efstathiadou Z., Kita M., Arsos G., Moralidis E., Papatheodorou A., & Terpos E.
JournalJ Bone Miner Metab
Volume28
Issue6
Pagination706-12
Date Published2010 Nov
ISSN1435-5604
KeywordsAdult, Bone and Bones, Bone Density Conservation Agents, Diphosphonates, Drug Monitoring, Female, Humans, Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary, Hypocalcemia, Imidazoles, Osteitis Deformans
Abstract

Juvenile Paget's disease (JPD) is a rare, autosomal recessive osteopathy. Although it has phenotypic overlap with Paget's disease of bone (PDB), it is probably a distinct entity. Because of its rarity, optimal disease management has not yet been established by randomized controlled trials. However, clinical, biochemical, and radiographic improvement has been reported after treatment with antiresorptive agents, including calcitonin and bisphosphonates (BPs). Compared with other BPs, zoledronic acid (ZOL) has a higher affinity to bone mineral and is a stronger inhibitor of the enzyme farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (the main target of nitrogen-containing BPs), properties that explain the prolonged effect of ZOL on bone turnover and render it a therapeutic option for JPD, similar to PDB. We describe hereby, for the first time in the literature, the case of a patient with JPD who developed severe hypocalcemia and secondary hyperparathyroidism following effective treatment with ZOL.

DOI10.1007/s00774-010-0198-8
Alternate JournalJ. Bone Miner. Metab.
PubMed ID20533067

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