What are the benefits and potential risks of using bisphosphonates for pseudoxanthoma elasticum?
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Dermatology · Rhode Island Hospital
There are not a lot of data regarding the use of bisphosphonates in pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). The major pathogenic event in PXE is ectopic mineralization of elastic tissue in middle-size arteries, Bruch’s membrane of the choroid (predisposing to choroidal neovascularization and retinal bleeds ...