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Paget's Disease

Sources

By:Sharon Eady

Johnson, P. A. (2011). Paget’s disease of bone. In L. J. Fundukian (Ed.), The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (4th ed.). Detroit: Gale.

Definition

Support groups

Causes

Paget's Disease of the bone (osetitis deformans) - the abnormal formation of bones that results in deformed and weakened bones

Paget's disease of bone. (2007). In World of Health. Gale.

Treatment

Risk Factors

The paget foundation provides advice, care and condolences for those affected directly or indirectly by Paget's.

  • ethnic groups or geographic groups
  • hereditary
  • lifestyle
  • Drug Therapy
  • (NSAIDS) can reduce bone pain
  • hormone treatment
  • Cause is not known
  • relationship between viral infections and paget's is still unknown

"Paget's disease of bone." Paul A. Johnson, Ed.M. The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Ed. Laurie J. Fundukian. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2011. 6 vols.

Prevention

Discovery

Signs/ Symptoms

Incidence

As of right now, there is no way to prevent Paget's disease because the disease is not fully understood.

the frequency for Paget's disease occurs more in elderly people.

  • Starts with no symptoms
  • Bone and joint pain/warmth
  • enlargement of areas of affected bone
  • Hearing loss
  • Kidney stones
  • * Bone cancer

Paget's disease is named British surgeon, Sir James Paget ( 1914-1899)

  • 1-3% of people < 50 yrs.
  • 10% of people < 80 yrs.

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