Explore a rare case of systemic mastocytosis in a young adult, highlighting its role in unexplained osteoporosis and the need for early testing.

A new case report was published in Oncoscience's Volume 12 on February 4, 2025, titled “Breaking point: Systemic mastocytosis manifesting as severe osteoporosis.” ...

Osteoporosis is often described as a “silent disease” because there are few, if any, symptoms until someone fractures a bone, usually in the hip, wrist or spine. Women who have gone through ...

Alendronate has been shown to increase bone mineral density (BMD) and decrease fracture risk in postmenopausal ... trochanter, or lumbar spine) was roughly 2%--3% greater in both alendronate ...

Spinal radiographs were obtained at baseline, 5 years, and 10 years. The primary end point was morphometric vertebral fracture, which was assessed semiquantitatively and defined as at least a 20% ...

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An 81-year-old man with longstanding ankylosing spondylitis presented to the emergency department with pain in his lower back 2 days after a fall from standing height. The pain from the injury made it ...

Bimagrumab, a drug originally developed for muscle loss, may help reduce the risk of osteoporosis in weight loss medication ...

This report highlights the diagnostic challenges of SM, emphasize its underrecognized role in osteoporosis and fragility fractures, and advocates for ...