Engelsk titel: Atypical femoral fracture in a woman treated with lamotrigine
Läs online
Författare:
Voldby, René Gren Hansen
;
Bajalan, Salar
Email: renegrenhansen@gmail.com
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 5
Dokumenttyp:
Fallbeskrivning
UI-nummer: 16107868
Sammanfattning
Epileptics are often treated long-term with antiepileptic drugs (AED) of which some are suspected to cause reduction in bone mineral density (BMD). Lamotrigine might not have this effect. In this case report a 51-year-old epileptic woman who had
normal BMD level was treated with lamotrigine and sustained an atypical femoral fracture (AFF) after a low-energy trauma. AFF has been associated with treatment with bisphosphonate, but never with treatment with lamotrigine or other AED’s. However,
this case report shows that AFF might be associated to treatment with lamotrigine. The possible correlation calls for further investigation.