"Osteomalacia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Disorder caused by an interruption of the mineralization of organic bone matrix leading to bone softening, bone pain, and weakness. It is the adult form of rickets resulting from disruption of VITAMIN D; PHOSPHORUS; or CALCIUM homeostasis.
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D010018
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.198.816.640 C18.452.104.816.640 C18.452.174.845.640 C18.654.521.500.133.770.734.640
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteomalacia" by people in Profiles.
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Postmenopausal osteoporosis and the detection of so-called secondary causes of low bone density. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Jun; 90(6):3800-1.
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Posttransplant bone disease: a case illustrating dramatic improvements in bone density with vitamin D replacement therapy. Transplantation. 2001 Jun 27; 71(12):1856-9.
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Oncogenic osteomalacia associated with a meningeal phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor. Case report. J Neurosurg. 1996 Feb; 84(2):288-92.
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[Pathological fractures of the femoral neck in hemodialyzed patients. Apropos of 26 cases]. Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 1994; 80(8):702-10.
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Vitamin D metabolism and osteomalacia in cystic fibrosis. Gastroenterology. 1985 Mar; 88(3):808-13.
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Vitamin D deficiency and bone disease in patients with Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology. 1982 Dec; 83(6):1252-8.
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[Vitamin D physiology and its application to disorders of calcium metabolism]. Recenti Prog Med. 1981 Feb; 70(2):119-40.
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Nutritional and metabolic complications in a patient with Crohn's disease and ileal resection. Gastroenterology. 1980 May; 78(5 Pt 1):1069-79.
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Gastrointestinal-hepatic disorders and osteomalacia. Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1980 Mar; 9(1):131-50.
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Bone disease in primary biliary cirrhosis: reversal of osteomalacia with oral 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Gastroenterology. 1980 Mar; 78(3):512-7.