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kingkong
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11/19/06 - 01:55 AM

is there a link between sarcoidosis and osteoporosis.i have read somewhere that sarcoidosis can lead to premature osteoporosis in a premenopausal women.

mjl1717
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11/19/06 - 07:16 AM

I doubt it. You think hypercalcemia in sarcoid

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dannyyro
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01/09/07 - 11:27 PM

not sure but i believe it is possibile since sarcoidosis implies inflamation because of an unknown ag,and IL 1, 6 can cause osteoporosis wink

malkut
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01/11/07 - 03:08 PM

hypercalcemia in sarcoidosis results from taking the calcium out of the bones, hence-early osteoporosis

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01/11/07 - 03:14 PM

there is extrarenal synthesis of calcitriol in sarcoidosis and also alteration in PTH and PTH-related peptide

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