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A 41-year-old man presented with concern about a lesion he had first noticed 6 years earlier.
- Vertebral fractures after denosumab cessation
The patient had a 6-month history of lumbar and dorsal back pain, initially suspected to be facet arthrosis.
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A patient presents with flank pain and worsening hypertension and renal function 3 weeks after percutaneous renal biopsy.