Atypical Parathyroid Adenoma Complicated with Protracted Hungry Bone Syndrome after Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review

Table 2

Densitometry values on admission and at the last follow-up visit as an outpatient. The most affected segment is presented.

	Hospitalization		Follow-up
	[February 2010]		[November 2013]
Lumbar BMD	L1	Total	L1	Total
[g/cm^2]	0.53	0.551	1.061	1.07
-Score	—		1.4	0.4
score			1.2	0.2
Hip BMD	Neck	Total	Neck	Total
[g/cm^2]	0.41	0.481	0.939	0.998
-Score	—	—	0.6	0.4
score			0.5	0.3

Osteoporosis is diagnosed in young adults when both -score <−2.0 and fractures are present.
Due to the age of presentation, baseline -scores could not be obtained with the equipment used in our patient.