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Rheumatology 2005 44(1):131-132; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh428
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Rheumatology Vol. 44 No. 1 © British Society for Rheumatology 2005; all rights reserved

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Weekly alendronate-induced acute pseudogout

S. A. Young-Min1,2, L. Herbert2, M. Dick3 and J. Fordham2

1 Newcastle Musculoskeletal Research Group, Level 4, Cookson Building, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Framlington Place, NE2 4HH, 2 Department of Rheumatology and 3 Pharmacy, The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, UK.

Correspondence to: S. Young-Min, Newcastle Musculoskeletal Research Group, Level 4, Cookson Building, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Framlington Place, NE2 4HH, UK. E-mail: Steven.YoungMin@ncl.ac.uk

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SIR, A 47-yr-old nursery nurse with a history of chronic asthma and bilateral knee osteoarthritis sustained three low-trauma fractures over a period of 3 yr. After investigation, she was diagnosed with osteoporosis and commenced on weekly alendronate 70 mg. A few hours after her first dose, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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