A rare cause of atraumatic fractures: case series of four patients with tumor-induced osteomalacia

Abstract Background Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome that presents with hypophosphatemia, bone pain, muscle weakness and fractures. We report a case series of four patients with TIO that resulted in significant muscle weakness and multiple atraumatic fractures. Case...

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Main Authors: Debbie W. Chen, Gregory A. Clines, Michael T. Collins, Liselle Douyon, Palak U. Choksi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40842-020-00101-8