Obesity
Researchers from University of Leuven report on findings in obesity
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 13th, 2009
According to recent research published in the Endocrine Journal, "A case of a brown tumor due to iatrogenic malabsorption following biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) is presented. A 52 year old women with a history of BPD 2 years before wits referred to orthopedic surgery because of a painful lytic lesion of the left ankle, A bone biopsy revealed a giant cell tumor compatible with the diagnosis of a brown tumor."
"Subsequent metabolic evaluation showed severe 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism (PTH 60 ng/L or twice the tipper normal limit). Bone mineral density was decreased at the femoral neck (0.50 g/cm(2). T Score of -3.92 or 66%...
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