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December 2006: Fosamax induced osteonecrosis

Dolphine Oda, BDS, MSc
e-mail: doda@u.washington.edu

 

Case Summary and Diagnostic Information

This is an 82-year-old white female from Spain diagnosed with osteoporosis a few years prior.  She was treated with Fosamax at a dosage of 70 mg per week for three years.

History of Present Illness

Medical History

Clinical and Radiographic Findings

Excisional Biopsy

 After you have finished reviewing the available diagnostic information, make the diagnosis.

 

Contributed by
Dr. Jose Bagan
Valencia University, Valencia, Spain



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