Endocrine Abstracts

A 55-year female from low economic background was referred from the local dental hospital where she had presented with a swelling near her left lower 3rd molar which caused her significant difficulty in eating. On further questioning she conceded to having progressive difficulty in walking and bony pains over the past 6 months with increasing dependency for daily activities. She was frail with proximal muscle weakness and widespread bony tenderness but no other significant neu...

Patient, methods and case report: A 50-years-old AAF with a PMH of multiple myeloma (MM), hypertension, and schizophrenia presented with jaw pain for 2 months. The patient had been diagnosed with MM for 10 years and had been treated with thalidomide and IV zoledronic acid for 1 year. CT scan of facial bone was consistent with osteonecrosis of the jaw with possible, superimposed osteomyelitis. Jaw biopsy revealed necrosis with a fistulous tract and filamentous organism consiste...