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How to know if i have osteomalacia from vitamin deficiency?
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Several things: Urine and blood test show abnormal levels of vita D. X-ray. Slight cracks in your bones that are visible on X-rays — called Looser transformation zones — are a characteristic feature of people with osteomalacia. And sometimes we need a bone biopsy to find out.
Answered 7/7/2014
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