A 38-year-old female comes to your clinic with a 2-month history of generalized muscular aches, weakness, and feelings of pins and needles in her hands. Also, she is complaining of difficulties in standing up from a squatting position. Past medical and medication history was not significant. Physical examination reveals: No gross neurological abnormality in her upper limbs: normal power, normal sensation to pinprick and touch, normal reflexes. Positive Trousseau sign. Negative Chvostek’s sign.
The X-ray of the pelvis/left femur is attached. What is the probable diagnosis? *This Image-based patient case is from Docplexus editorial team for educative purpose only. Source: Clinical cases uncovered - endocrinology The answer is posted in the comment section. Click here .
