Osteomalacia Due to Long-Term An-ticonvulsant Therapy (A Case Report).

ÖNDER MURAT ÖZERBİL, O. Cem Türeli, Ömer Faruk Şendur

  • Year : 1995
  • Vol : 11
  • No : 1
  •  Page : 85-87
It is known that anticolvulsant drugs cause os-teomalacia. As patient who suffered of leg pain were questioned and examined, we noticed that he has used an anticolvulsant drug (diphenylhydantion) for a long time by the reason of seizure. We found bi-laterally Looser zones in femur necks when ra-diological examination were carried out. Obviously it is useful to follow up the patients periodically who use anticolvulsant drugs.
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Osteomalacia Due to Long-Term An-ticonvulsant Therapy (A Case Report).
, Vol. 11 (1)
Received : 15.10.1995, Accepted : 15.10.1995, Published Online : 15.10.2020
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