Poster Presentation ESA-SRB Conference 2015

Post-Partum Osteoporosis Due To Systemic Mastocytosis: 2 Case Studies (#252)

Jasmine J Zhu 1 , Melissa Lee 1 , Jas-mine Seah 2 , Ego Seeman 2 , Spiros Fourlanos 3 4 , Suresh Varadarajan 4 , Lachlan Hayes 5 , Richard J MacIsaac 1
  1. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  2. Endocrine Centre of Excellence, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  3. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  4. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Northern Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  5. Department of Haematology, The Northern Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mastocytosis is a rare cause of secondary osteoporosis. We present two cases of systemic mastocytosis being diagnosed in the setting of post-partum osteoporosis. Case 1: A 35 year old G2P2 woman who was breastfeeding presented with subacute on chronic back pain 4 weeks post-partum. Imaging confirmed the presence of multi-level vertebral fractures. T-score was -4.5 at the lumbar spine and -2.8 at the left hip. Vitamin D was 39nmol/L (N > 50), and calcium and PTH were not elevated. Screening tests for secondary osteoporosis revealed an elevated serum tryptase of 23.8ng/ml (N < 11ng/ml) and a subsequent bone marrow biopsy confirmed the presence of mastocytosis. When she was treated with a zoledronic acid infusion, she developed a sinus tachycardia, hypotension and a fever of 40°C. A recent report suggests that acute phase reactions may be a common reaction related to the use of zoledronic acid in patients with mastocytosis (1). Case 2: A 29 year old G2P1 woman who was breastfeeding presented with acute on chronic back pain 3 months post-partum upon lifting her baby. Imaging confirmed a compression fracture of lumbar vertebrae 4-5. Her average T-score was -3.19 at the lumbar spine and -1.99 at the left hip. Her Vitamin D was 54nmol/L. She received calcium and vitamin D supplements. After a further 12 months there was only marginal improvement in her bone mineral density. Re-imaging revealed new compression fractures in the thoracic spine. Her serum tryptase level was elevated at 25.7ng/ml and a diagnosis of mastocytosis was confirmed on bone marrow biopsy. She was commenced on an anti-histamine and has elected to have her osteoporosis treated with denusomab. Conclusion: Although pregnancy and lactation may contribute to bone loss, these cases suggest that in the setting of severe post-partum osteoporosis, a diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis should also be considered.

  1. Rossini, M., et al. Zoledronic Acid in Osteoporosis Secondary to Mastocytosis. Am J Med 2014. [Epub ahead of print]