Association between Iron Deficiency Anemia and Hypophosphatemia

A 41-year-old Caucasian female with a history of non-traumatic fractures was referred to an endocrinologist for further evaluation. She was reported to have generalized weakness, stress fractures of the lower limbs, and multiple non-traumatic rib fractures within the past year. Her significant past medical history includes: vertebral compression fractures status post lumbar fusion, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea and morbid obesity, for which she underwent sleeve gastrectomy several years ago.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical Communication to the Editor Source Type: research