Metabolic bone disease: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Ozzie10aaaa (talk | contribs) |
No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
| deaths = |
| deaths = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Metabolic bone disease''' is an umbrella term referring to abnormalities of bones caused by a broad spectrum of disorders. |
[https://snapt.io/XWCaO '''Metabolic bone disease''' is an umbrella term referring to abnormalities of bones caused by a broad spectrum of disorders.] |
||
Most commonly these disorders are caused by abnormalities of minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium or |
[https://snapt.io/XWCaO Most commonly these disorders are caused by abnormalities of minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium or vitamin D leading to dramatic clinical disorders that are commonly reversible once the underlying defect has been treated. These disorders are to be differentiated from a larger group of genetic bone disorders where there is a defect in a specific signaling system or cell type that causes the bone disorder. There may be overlap. For example, genetic or hereditary hypophosphatemia may cause the metabolic bone disorder osteomalacia. Although there is currently no treatment for the genetic condition, replacement of phosphate] often corrects or improves the metabolic bone disorder. |
||
==Conditions considered to be metabolic bone disorders== |
==Conditions considered to be metabolic bone disorders== |
Revision as of 13:50, 10 June 2018
This article needs attention from an expert in Pathology. Please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article.(November 2008) |
Metabolic bone disease (MBD) | |
---|---|
Specialty | Rheumatology, endocrinology |
Conditions considered to be metabolic bone disorders
- osteoporosis
- osteomalacia (adults) & rickets (children)
- osteitis fibrosa cystica
- Paget's disease of bone
- pyramiding (turtles)
Osteoporosis is due to causal factors like atrophy of disuse and gonadal deficiency. Hence osteoporosis is common in post menopausal women and in men above 50 yrs. Hypercorticism may also be causal factor, as osteoporosis may be seen as a feature of Cushing's syndrome.
External links