Rapid skeletal turnover and hypercalcemia associated with markedly elevated interleukin-6 levels in a young black man.
Bone
; 22(3): 285-8, 1998 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-9514222
ABSTRACT
A 24-year-old black man presented with diffuse musculoskeletal pain and shotty lymphadenopathy. Laboratory studies revealed hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia, very high serum alkaline phosphatase activity, diffuse but intense uptake of radionuclide on a bone scan, urinary N-telopeptide excretion 30 times the upper limit of normal, and serum interleukin-6 100 times the upper limit of normal. An extensive workup for etiologies of the disorder was negative. A bone biopsy revealed intense osteoclastic resorption coupled with rapid bone formation and/or remodeling. This case appears to represent a new entity. Treatment with bisphosphonates produced symptomatic and biochemical improvement.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Osteólise
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Interleucina-6
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Remodelação Óssea
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População Negra
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Hipercalcemia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Bone
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article