A hyperthyroid osteopathy was first reported by von Recklinghausen in 1891, but the same cases were uncommon.
A 52-year-old woman, housewife, was admitted complaining of severe lumbar pain, and had been unable to sit and stand for six months.
X-ray examination revealed osteoporosis and vertebral collapses. She was diagnosed as hyperthyroidism according to the symptoms and hormonal examinations.
She was treated by administration of antithyroid drug (thiamazole), calcium (calcium lactate) and vitamin D (1α-OH-D3). Ten months after the treatment she could walk freely and had almost no complaints.
