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Osteoporosis Unmasked by Hyperthyroidism in a Young Man With Osteogenesis Imperfecta
COL Michael Bornemann, MC, USA;
CPT James R. Saxon, MC, USA;
COL Gerald S. Kidd II, MC, USA
Arch Intern Med. 1987;147(11):1947-1948.
Abstract
• A young man presented with a vertebral fracture and generalized osteopenia that was initially attributed to coexisting hyperthyroidism. However, the rarity of fractures in young men with hyperthyroidism and the finding of blue sclerae led to the diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta. Since vertebral fractures are uncommon in young men with osteogenesis imperfecta, we postulate that the combined effects of the two disorders contributed to his clinical presentation.
(Arch Intern Med 1987;147:1947-1948)
Author Affiliations
From the Endocrine Service and Internal Medicine Service, Department of Medicine, Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colo.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 30,1987.
The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.
Presented in part at the Annual American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Meeting, Anaheim, Calif, June 22, 1986.
Reprint requests to Box 700, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000 (Dr Bornemann).
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