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Osteoporosis and demineralization: a semantic confusion
Kaiser MJ , Malaise MG
Rev Med Liege 2002, 57(5),274-279Abstract : Osteoporosis is the most frequent demineralizing disease. However, when a demineralized vertebra is identified, other diseases must be ruled out in the course of diagnosis. Through three clinical cases, we analyze pitfalls that have delayed the diagnosis of one rare, but unfortunately lethal, aetiology: multiple myeloma