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Case Reports
. 2022 Jan;35(1):357-359.
doi: 10.1007/s40620-021-00968-5. Epub 2021 Jan 28.

Reversible bone deformities in a severe case of uremic Leontiasis Ossea

Claire Tassin  1 , Lucas Moscatelli  2 , Ludovic Di Ascia  1 , Henri Vacher-Coponat  1 , Clément Gosset  3
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Reversible bone deformities in a severe case of uremic Leontiasis Ossea

Claire Tassin et al. J Nephrol. 2022 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder; End stage renal disease; Parathyroidectomy; Uremic Leontiasis Ossea.

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