Paget’s Disease by Mikaia Amelia

Treatments and Prognosis

welchr7 — 2024-12-09 17:15:06 UTC

Treatments- Consists of bone health medications bisphosphonates or surgery may be necessary.

Prognosis- Can be good or bad, needs to be treated early for good outcome.

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ameliam21 — 2024-12-09 17:15:35 UTC

Symptoms and Causes

ameliam21 — 2024-12-09 17:21:22 UTC

Symptoms: Fragile bones, large or misshapen bones, painful and stiff joints, and in rare cases bone cancer

Causes: The cause of Paget’s Diseases is unknown

Name of disease and any nicknames it may have and it’s description:

wallism4 — 2024-12-09 17:22:04 UTC

Paget’s disease is also known as Osteitis Deformans.

Paget's disease of bone is a chronic bone disorder. Normally, there is a process in which your bones break down and then regrow. In Paget's disease, this process is abnormal.

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ameliam21 — 2024-12-09 17:25:06 UTC