Generalized osteopenia
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was changed:
Generalised osteopaenia refers to to osteopaenia diffusely affecting the bones.
Differential diagnosis
The differential diagnosis is wide and includes includes:
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osteoporosis
- decreased: decreased osteoid production -
osteomalacia
- undermineralization: undermineralisation of osteoid - hyperparathyroidism
- multiple myeloma
- diffuse metastases
- leukaemia
- drugs
Ricketsrickets- scurvy
- anaemia
- steroids
- Cushing's disease
See also
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ostepaeniageneralised osteopaeniaregional osteopaenia
-<p><strong>Generalised osteopaenia</strong> refers to to osteopaenia diffusely affecting the bones.</p><p>The differential diagnosis is wide and includes includes:</p><ul>- +<p><strong>Generalised osteopaenia</strong> refers to to <a href="/articles/osteopaenia">osteopaenia</a> diffusely affecting the bones.</p><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><p>The differential diagnosis is wide and includes includes:</p><ul>
-<a href="/articles/osteoporosis">osteoporosis</a> - decreased osteoid production</li>- +<a href="/articles/osteoporosis">osteoporosis</a>: decreased osteoid production</li>
-<a href="/articles/osteomalacia">osteomalacia</a> - undermineralization of osteoid</li>- +<a href="/articles/osteomalacia">osteomalacia</a>: undermineralisation of osteoid</li>
-<li><a href="/articles/rickets">Rickets</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/rickets">rickets</a></li>
-</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li>-<a href="/articles/ostepaenia">ostepaenia</a><ul>-<li><strong>generalised osteopaenia</strong></li>-<li><a href="/articles/regional-osteopaenia">regional osteopaenia</a></li>-</ul>-</li></ul>- +</ul>
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