This disease has an ongoing character, may involve one or more bones at first, but secondary dissemination does not occur.

Patients may be asymptomatic or may have complaints such as bone pain, that is dull, quasi-permanent and accentuated during the night and with weight burden. Uninvolved areas may also hurt, because of the redistribution of the mechanical forces.

Involved bones may present with deformities like bowing. With skull implication, symptoms like headaches, hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus, changes in vision and cranial nerve palsies occur. If the cranium descends onto the cervical spine, patients experience paresthesias and bowel or bladder incontinence. Other cranial complications include hydrocephalus and subsequent brain compression symptoms: syncope, nausea, ataxia, dementia.

Facial bones may also undergo changes, leading to occlusion abnormalities and loss of teeth.

As axial bones are more frequently affected, patients usually describe lower back, cervical or hip pain. Fractures and arthritis are not uncommon, but if the pain is constantly increasing and the surrounding tissues become swollen, a radiography should be performed in order to exclude osteosarcoma.

Osteitis deformans is characterized by increased vascularization of the affected areas. This can lead to high-output heart failure in patients with decreased contractility reserve [1]. Arteriosclerosis and mitral and aortic valve calcifications have been shown to be related to disease progression and further worsen cardiovascular status [2] [3] [4].

• Pain

  If they do occur, symptoms may include: Bone pain, joint pain or stiffness, and neck pain (the pain may be severe and present most of the time) Bowing of the legs and other visible deformities Enlarged head and skull deformities Fracture Headache Hearing [nlm.nih.gov]

  In older people, it may be responsible for chronic back pain and joint pain, skeletal deformities, hearing loss, and cranial nerve compression. Paget's disease can reduce both function and mobility in the older people. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Bone pain at pagetic sites is an indication for treatment, as there is good evidence that this responds to bisphosphonate therapy. 3 In individual patients, it can be difficult to determine whether pain is arising from Paget’s disease or from coexisting [mja.com.au]

  When symptoms occur, the most common complaints are bone pain and/or deformity. Pain may be present at rest, at night and on movement but does not tend to be focused around a joint [ 1 ]. [patient.info]

• Asymptomatic

  "Sclerotic" lesions seen on radiographs were always asymptomatic. The involvement of ioints by Paget's disease was a major source of pain. [annals.org]

  Article Figures/Media Metrics Paget's disease of bone may present with bone pain but is often asymptomatic. [doi.org]

  A strong case can also be made for treating asymptomatic patients in whom the location of the disease puts them at risk of future complications. [mja.com.au]

  Asymptomatic patients also have no clinical signs of the disease. [symptoma.com]

• Fatigue

  Case report: Sixty four years old woman, who addressed to our department in March 2011 for chronic left hip and low back pain, with insidious onset which has increased over time, fatigue, headaches attacks with occipital localization associated with dizziness [endocrine-abstracts.org]

  […] connected to the joint) bone fractures bone deformities (e.g., enlarged head, bowed legs, reduced height) pain or numbness (from pressure on nerves) headache hearing loss (when abnormally formed skull bones press on the nerve) warmth over an affected area fatigue [medbroadcast.com]

  When Paget's disease is present in many bones the overactive osteoclasts have the ability to release enough calcium in the blood stream to cause hypercalcemia, which can cause symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and constipation [physio-pedia.com]

  This rare complication can lead to a number of symptoms, including: Fatigue Weakness Loss of appetite Abdominal pain Constipation Very rarely, Paget’s disease can progress to a type of bone cancer called Paget’s sarcoma. [orthoinfo.aaos.org]

  If symptoms occur, they develop insidiously, with pain, stiffness, fatigue, and bone deformity. Bone pain is aching, deep, and occasionally severe, sometimes worse at night. Pain also may arise from compression neuropathy or osteoarthritis. [msdmanuals.com]

• Congestive Heart Failure

  heart failure due to shunting of blood through warm skin (bone is hypervascular and hot) Leontiasis ossea : cranium too heavy to lift Platybasia : invagination of base of skull due to weak bone, compression of posterior fossa structures Associated neoplasms [pathologyoutlines.com]

  Symptoms of congestive heart failure (as a large part of the body's blood may be diverted to the diseased bone). [musclesandjoints.com]

  A patient can rarely develop congestive heart failure because of the increased blood flow. Increased calcium levels from the bone remodeling process can cause kidney stones. [emedicinehealth.com]

  With very widespread Paget's disease, it is possible to develop congestive heart failure due to an increased workload on the heart. Sometimes the skin overlying the involved bone is warmer than usual. [medicinenet.com]

• Limb Pain

  Paget's Disease affecting the spine may produce pain directly or as a result of nerve root irritation or compression. Pressure of the spinal cord is unusual. Limb pain may be due to the lesion itself or result from nerve root compression. [veterans.gc.ca]

  Continue discussing phantom limb pain with client. [slideplayer.com]

  […] than unaffected side)and thick (osteitis deformans) If generalised may ® headache, deafness (with impairment of hearing in 30 - 50% of cases), deformities, stiffness, limb pain and sometimes fracture and heart failure, occasionally pressure on the optic [flinders.edu.au]

• Tinnitus

  With skull implication, symptoms like headaches, hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus, changes in vision and cranial nerve palsies occur. If the cranium descends onto the cervical spine, patients experience paresthesias and bowel or bladder incontinence. [symptoma.com]

  Abstract A fifty-four year old woman with Paget's disease of the skull had progressive deafness and tinnitus for eight years prior to the diagnosis and operative removal of a large acoustic neurinoma. [amjmed.com]

  Changes in the skull may lead to inner ear damage, resulting in deafness, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), or impaired balance (vertigo). It may also result in headaches. [nmihi.com]

  Enlarged bones in the head can put pressure on nerves leading to tinnitus (ringing or noises in the ear), dizziness, and headaches. Paget's disease usually progresses slowly. [medbroadcast.com]

• Hearing Impairment

  If the skull is involved, there may be headaches and hearing impairment. Signs may include skull enlargement bitemporally and frontally (frontal bossing), dilated scalp veins, and nerve deafness in one or both ears. [msdmanuals.com]

  Six patients had audiometrically confirmed hearing impairment. Osteoporosis was present in five patients and dyslipidemia was noted in six patients. Six of our patients had hypertension. Serum ALP level at baseline was 1190.9 ± 666.1 IU/L. [ijem.in]

• Angioid Streaks of the Retina

  In addition to bowing of legs and cranial enlargement, signs can include a foreshortened spine and angioid streaks in the retina. [etsu.edu]

• Bone Pain

  Bisphosphonate therapy is primarily indicated for patients who have bone pain arising from increased metabolic activity in affected bones. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  They are thought to reduce bone turnover, improve bone pain, promote healing of osteolytic lesions and restore normal bone histology [ 1 ]. [patient.info]

  However, bone pain, bone enlargement, or bone deformity may occur. Bone pain may be deep, aching, and occasionally severe and may worsen at night. The enlarging bones may compress nerves, causing more pain. [merckmanuals.com]

• Osteoporosis

  Osteoporosis is the result of bone loss, caused by a change in factors that regulate bone cell metabolism. The process of bone loss itself, resulting in osteoporosis, does not cause symptoms. [cambridge.org]

  A: Lateral radiograph of the skull shows the thickened skull and osteoporosis circumscripta of both lateral temporal bones (sho... FIG. 122.5. [5minuteconsult.com]

  CHMP concluded that the benefits of calcitonin for osteoporosis did not exceed the risks. The nasal spray's only indication is for osteoporosis, thus justifying the drug's removal from the market. [medscape.com]

  Osteoporosis screening: topic overview Health Link B.C. Osteoporosis Canada recommends everyone over age 65 have routine bone density tests. Start routine testing earlier if you are at increased risk for broken bones. [mcmasteroptimalaging.org]

  Doctors more commonly use these drugs to treat certain patients with osteoporosis. Paget's disease is not related to osteoporosis, however. Furthermore, the dosing of the medications are different for Paget's disease and osteoporosis. [medicinenet.com]

• Bone Disorder

  Abstract Paget's disease of bone is important in geriatric populations because it is the second most common bone disorder after osteoporosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Paget's disease, also known as osteitis deformans, is a chronic bone disorder. It generally affects the growth of new bone in adults, and it leads to the formation of abnormally large, weak bones that break easily. [hss.edu]

  Osteitis deformans is a type of chronic bone disorder causing an increase in the breakdown and regrowth of bone tissue, typically resulting in enlarged or deformed bone formations. [yourlegalguide.com]

  Paget's disease of bone is important in geriatric populations because it is the second most common bone disorder after osteoporosis. [jhu.pure.elsevier.com]

  In Australia, it is the most common metabolic bone disorder after osteoporosis. Although its cause is unknown, people are more likely to develop Paget’s disease if someone else in their family has it. Paget’s disease is a bone disorder. [healthdirect.gov.au]

• Back Pain

  In older people, it may be responsible for chronic back pain and joint pain, skeletal deformities, hearing loss, and cranial nerve compression. Paget's disease can reduce both function and mobility in the older people. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  He had a history of low back pain and was noted to have an area of increasing numbness over the left buttock. A prominence of the left sacroiliac region was noticed and on rectal examination a bony hard mass was palpable posteriorly. [online.boneandjoint.org.uk]

  pain and joint pain, skeletal deformities, hearing loss, and cranial nerve compression.2 Paget's disease can reduce both function and mobility in the older people.3 In addition to newer tests for assessing the activity of Paget's disease, effective therapy [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

  A 72-year-old male subject was evaluated in the Neurosurgery Outpatient division with a symptom of low back pain. Lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected spondylolisthesis and a lytic lesion in the L4 vertebral body. [go.gale.com]

• Hip Pain

  (M2.OR.38) A 63-year-old male presents to his family physician with a chief complaint of right knee and hip pain as well as pain in his left upper arm. [step2.medbullets.com]

  Therefore, it is not unexpected that hip pain is one of the major presenting complaints. Analysis of the radiographs of 25 hips with one or more articular sufaces involved by Paget's disease demonstrated narrowing in 24. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  As axial bones are more frequently affected, patients usually describe lower back, cervical or hip pain. [symptoma.com]

• Frontal Bossing

  The skull may enlarge, and the brow and forehead may look more prominent (called frontal bossing). A person may notice this enlargement when a larger hat is needed. [merckmanuals.com]

  Bone deformity (including sabre tibia (bowing of the tibia), kyphosis, frontal bossing of the skull, an enlarged maxilla, an increase in head size). Pathological fractures (may produce heavy bleeding from the very vascular bone). [patient.info]

  Skull involvement may produce enlargement of the head characterized by more evident frontal bossing and dilated superficial cranial muscles. If the facial bones are involved as well, a typical leonine appearance may be Noted. [veterans.gc.ca]

• Headache

  First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems by Tao Le Probably a slow paramyxovirus infection Mutation in RANK (Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor k B) Symptoms 4) Rapid Review Pathology by Edward Goljan Bone pain (the most common complaint) Headaches [meddiction.com]

  With skull implication, symptoms like headaches, hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus, changes in vision and cranial nerve palsies occur. If the cranium descends onto the cervical spine, patients experience paresthesias and bowel or bladder incontinence. [symptoma.com]

  If they do occur, symptoms may include: Bone pain, joint pain or stiffness, and neck pain (the pain may be severe and present most of the time) Bowing of the legs and other visible deformities Enlarged head and skull deformities Fracture Headache Hearing [nlm.nih.gov]

  Enlarged bones in the head can put pressure on nerves leading to tinnitus (ringing or noises in the ear), dizziness, and headaches. Paget's disease usually progresses slowly. [medbroadcast.com]

• Vertigo

  Brain compression results in ataxia or dementia, while cranial nerve VII compression leads to deafness and vertigo. Patients may also present fractures as the first sign of disease. [symptoma.com]

  May present with bone pain (constant, poorly localized pain that is present at rest), bone deformity, fracture, arthropathy, skin temperature changes, or neurologic complications (deafness, cranial nerve palsies, spinal cord compression, vertigo). [eorif.com]

  Changes in the skull may lead to inner ear damage, resulting in deafness, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), or impaired balance (vertigo). It may also result in headaches. [nmihi.com]

  […] cartilage of affected joints, most commonly: spine cervical osteoarthritis thoracic osteoarthritis lumbar osteoarthritis ankle knee hip Headaches (from skull involvement) Conductive and/or sensorineural hearing loss (from temporal bone involvement) Vertigo [veterans.gc.ca]

• Dizziness

  Case report: Sixty four years old woman, who addressed to our department in March 2011 for chronic left hip and low back pain, with insidious onset which has increased over time, fatigue, headaches attacks with occipital localization associated with dizziness [endocrine-abstracts.org]

  If the disease occurs in bones of the skull, it can cause an enlarged head, hearing loss, headaches, and dizziness. [icdlist.com]

  Enlarged bones in the head can put pressure on nerves leading to tinnitus (ringing or noises in the ear), dizziness, and headaches. Paget's disease usually progresses slowly. [medbroadcast.com]

  Enlarged skull bones may damage the inner ear (cochlea), which can cause hearing loss, and dizziness. The enlarged skull bones can compress nerves, which causes headaches. [merckmanuals.com]

• Waddling Gait

  On clinical examination, patient was short stature, hunched back with a slow waddling gait. Patient had an enlarged cranium with broad, prominent forehead and severely protrusive, expanded maxilla, caused obliteration of nasolabial sulci. [amsjournal.com]

  gait) _Coxa_Valga Acetabular protrusion Osteoarthritis Fractures Bone enlargement Vertebral compression Muscular Myalgia Stiffness Weakness Neurological Nerve compression conditions including cranial, spinal, and peripheral nerves Hearing loss Mental [physio-pedia.com]

• Abnormal Gait

  Orthotics help correct abnormal gait caused by bowed lower extremities. Some patients require orthopedic surgery (eg, hip or knee replacement, decompression of the spinal cord). Weight bearing should be encouraged, and bed rest should be avoided. [msdmanuals.com]

Asymptomatic patients also have no clinical signs of the disease. Physical examination may, however, reveal deformed or bowing bones, kyphosis (that may cause spinal cord compression and injury), warm teguments over the affected area, increased skull circumference, facial deformity or narrowing of the airways. Brain compression results in ataxia or dementia, while cranial nerve VII compression leads to deafness and vertigo. Patients may also present fractures as the first sign of disease.

Blood workup should include serum and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, procollagen I N -terminal peptide and serum total acid phosphatase, all of which may be increased [5]. Even if serum alkaline phosphatase is normal, the disease cannot be excluded. Calcium and phosphate levels are usually normal in mobile patients but may be high if hyperparathyroidism coexists. Secondary hyperparathyroidism may appear due to increased calcium demand. Hyperuricemia has also been described [6].

Urine should be examined for specific markers like hydroxyproline, deoxypyridinoline, C-telopeptide (CTx) and N-telopeptide (NTx) [7]. Alpha-CTx/beta-CTx ratio is high in active disease patients and is a suitable marker to monitor therapy [8].

Plain radiographs are used both for disease and complication diagnose and monitoring, but the gold standard in documenting the extent of the pathological process is represented by Tc99m-MDP scintigraphy, despite the fact that this method is less specific than classical radiology. Computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are useful when trying to evaluate malignant transformation, nerve compression, and hydrocephalus.

Radiographs show osteolysis and aberrant bone formation, sclerotic areas, ankylosis, remineralization or heterogeneous ossification [9].

Bone biopsy reveals the typical mosaic pattern [10] that appears as a result of osteolysis, bone formation, and osteosclerosis. The architecture is disorganized and vascularization is abundant. In time, osteosclerosis becomes the most prominent feature.

• Nephrolithiasis

  Nephrolithiasis and pyelonephritis with cortical and perinephric abscesses were also reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  […] syndrome Para or quadriplegia Cardiovascular Increased cardiac output All uncommon Congestive cardiac failure Aortic stenosis Endocardial calcification Atherosclerosis Metabolic Hypercalcaemia All are rare Hyperuricaemia Immobilization hypercalciuria Nephrolithiasis [doi.org]

• Increased Bone Density

  bone density, increased microfractures, loss of distinction between cortex and medulla; may have sharp demarcation between normal and affected bone; may extend into soft tissue if florid disease Radiology images Contributed by Dr. [pathologyoutlines.com]

  […] is the gold standard and first treatment initiated to decrease osteoclastic activity, improve bone density, and increase the strength of the bone itself. [physio-pedia.com]

  […] parathyroidectomy experience increased bone density and repair of the skeleton within weeks. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Alkaline Phosphatase Increased

  If alkaline phosphatase is not elevated or it is unclear whether the increased serum alkaline phosphatase is of bony origin (ie, if GGT is increased in proportion to alkaline phosphatase), a bone-specific fraction can be measured. [msdmanuals.com]

Treatment Paget’s disease is treatable, but not all patients require treatment (see Box 4 ). [mja.com.au]

We suggest treatment with a bisphosphonate before surgery on pagetic bone. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Some start treatment if alkaline phosphatase levels are raised; others only start treatment if there are symptoms. Specific treatment is required for complications. Because of the risk of osteosarcoma, patients should be monitored indefinitely. [patient.info]

Treatment The pharmacological treatment of PDB is targeted at reducing osteoclast function ( Table 2 ). Other treatment is aimed at relieving symptoms and complications of the illness. [doi.org]

Prognosis of Paget’s Disease (osteitis deformans) With effective treatment prognosis is good and long term remissions can be achieved. [healthengine.com.au]

The prognosis for people with Paget disease is most often very good. However, the few people who develop bone cancer have a poor prognosis. [merckmanuals.com]

The serum phosphatase is a most useful prognostic guide in a disease with a generally poor prognosis. Magnesium metabolism in relation to bone sarcoma requires further study. [online.boneandjoint.org.uk]

The former affects elderly patients, and has a poor prognosis and response to treatment1. The later affects a wide age group, and has a prognosis and response to treatment comparable with primary osteosarcoma. [path.upmc.edu]

Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. [icd10coded.com]

Here, we review the epidemiology, etiology, pathology, macrostructure, histology, and quantitative histomorphometry findings of PDB. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Your browser doesn't support javascript. mh:"Osteitis Deformans/etiology" (213) 1. [pesquisa.bvsalud.org]

Rare in African Americans and Asians Incidence and prevalence have decreased in recent years; likely due to genetic and environmental factors Etiology and Pathophysiology Unknown, although several theories proposed: Slow viral infection (controversial [unboundmedicine.com]

The etiology of Paget’s disease of bone remains unknown, but evidence supports both genetic and viral etiologies. [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Here, we review the epidemiology, etiology, pathology, macrostructure, histology, and quantitative histomorphometry findings of PDB. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Epidemiology Second most prevalent skeletal disease after osteoporosis Sex: ♂ > ♀ (1.2:1) Age of onset: > 55 years References:[1][2][3] Epidemiological data refers to the US, unless otherwise specified. Pathophysiology PDB is an idiopathic disease. [amboss.com]

Synonym(s): Paget disease of bone; osteodystrophia deformans Epidemiology Predominant age: >50 years Less common in patients from ages 20 to 50 years Does not occur in children (Juvenile Paget disease is unrelated to the adult disease.) [unboundmedicine.com]

Imbalance between osteoclasts and osteoblasts Paget's Disease of Bone Epidemiology: What population does this affect? Arises in late adulthood (over 50) Paget's Disease of Bone Epidemiology: This arises in late adulthood (over 50). [quizlet.com]

Genetic Predisposition to Disease/epidemiology, Osteitis Deformans/epidemiology, Osteitis Deformans/etiology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Canada/epidemiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, DNA Mutational Analysis, Environment [pesquisa.bvsalud.org]

*This picture above helps us in understanding the pathophysiology behind PAGET'S disease : *PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PAGET'S DISEASE: - The principal abnormality in Paget disease is the increased number and activity of osteoclasts. - Pagetic osteoclasts are [ourorthopaedics.blogspot.com]

Rare in African Americans and Asians Incidence and prevalence have decreased in recent years; likely due to genetic and environmental factors Etiology and Pathophysiology Unknown, although several theories proposed: Slow viral infection (controversial [unboundmedicine.com]

Pathophysiology PDB is an idiopathic disease. PDB is associated with a high rate of bone remodeling. [amboss.com]

Pathophysiology and treatment of Paget's disease of bone, 2nd edn. London: Martin Dunitz, 1998. Rheumatology Vol. 44 No. 2 © British Society for Rheumatology 2005; all rights reserved [doi.org]

Although our understanding of the pathophysiology of PDB has advanced tremendously over the past 10 years, many questions remain unanswered, such as the mechanisms responsible for the focal nature of the disease and the recent changes in prevalence and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Medical and surgical treatment is discussed with the recommendation that surgery is kept to a minimum and covered by prophylactic antibiotics to prevent osteomyelitis. Sudden enlargement of the involved bones should raise the suspicion of malignancy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Utilize isometric exercises to prevent muscle atrophy & to strengthen the muscle. Isometrics prevent joint from being immobilized. Position client with pillows to prevent strain on unaffected areas. Turn every 2 hours to prevent complications. [slideplayer.com]

(This is to prevent hearing loss.) The calcium levels are elevated and causing symptoms. Drug therapy helps prevent further bone breakdown and formation. Currently, there are several classes of drugs used to treat Paget disease. [nlm.nih.gov]

Caucasian and European ethnicity General Prevention Fracture reduction: Avoid excessive mechanical stress on afflicted bones. [unboundmedicine.com]

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