Abstract
A 62-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of increasing pain in the left hip. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed bone marrow edema (BME) of the left femur, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) showed osteopenia at the same level, whereas pelvis X-rays failed to show any objective findings. After ruling out other possible causes of BME such as aseptic osteonecrosis, infectious arthritis, primary or metastatic malignancy, tuberculosis, osteomyelitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and seronegative spondyloarthropathies, a diagnosis of transient osteoporosis of the hip (TOH) was made, and treatment with teriparatide at a daily dose of 20 μg was started and continued for 4 weeks. Disappearance of the symptoms and normalization of MRI were obtained.
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We thank Ermanno Trinchese (MD) and Mirko Patassini (MD) for their clinical assistance and Mrs. Jacqueline Iraci for her assistance in the preparation of the manuscript.
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Fabbriciani, G., Pirro, M., Manfredelli, M.R. et al. Transient osteoporosis of the hip: successful treatment with teriparatide. Rheumatol Int 32, 1367–1370 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-010-1404-7
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