Chandra S, Devkota K, B. s, Curtiss C, Swarnkar A, Khanna A, S. M
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High bone turnover in renal osteodystrophy is a rare clinical entity nowadays due to the early diagnosis and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism. Since it is a diagnosis of exclusion, a formidable diagnostic challenge exists when the likelihood of malignancy is high in elderly patients suffering from chronic kidney disease.