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ArticleOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2024

Treatment for Gorham-Stout syndrome with a combination of teriparatide and denosumab.

Liqin Zhang, Weihong Wang, Liang Wen, Fenglin Xue, Jingyi Li, Yemei Qian

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Article in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Liqin ZhangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 1088 Mid Hai Yuan Road, Gaoxin District, Kunming, 650106, China.
Weihong WangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 1088 Mid Hai Yuan Road, Gaoxin District, Kunming, 650106, China. wangweihong@kmmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-3897
Liang WenDepartment of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Fenglin XueDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, China.
Jingyi LiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 1088 Mid Hai Yuan Road, Gaoxin District, Kunming, 650106, China.
Yemei QianDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 1088 Mid Hai Yuan Road, Gaoxin District, Kunming, 650106, China.
Kunming Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gorham-Stout syndrome is an aggressive, non-hereditary, and rare disease affecting bone metabolism. Its etiology and pathogenesis remain elusive. The syndrome manifests with diverse clinical symptoms, often leading to frequent misdiagnoses and presenting challenges in treatment. In this study, we report a case of cranial and maxillary osteolysis in a 47-year-old female patient with somatic mutations in the VEGF-A, VEGF-B, and VEGF-C genes and the EPHB4 gene. After treatment with bisphosphonates, this patient still had persistent resorption of the mandible, but switching to a teriparatide and denosumab combination yielded substantial improvement. This study is the first report to show that teriparatide combined with denosumab can be used to treat Gorham-Stout syndrome.

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Osteolysis, EssentialDenosumabDiphosphonatesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedSyndromeTeriparatideDenosumabDiphosphonatesTeriparatideDenosumabGorham-stout syndromeOsteolysisTeriparatide

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PMID38062162
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