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OSTEOPOROSIS |
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idiopathic (1�): |
senile / post menopausal (COMMONEST CAUSE)idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis |
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nutritional or gastrointestinal disease: |
scurvy malnutrition malabsorption of fats / vitamin D liver disease |
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endocrine disorders: |
hyperparathyroidism hyperthyroidism hypothyroidism Addison's disease hypopituitarism insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Cushing's syndrome prolactinoma acromegaly hypogonadism |
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drugs: |
steroids lithium alcohol |
chemotherapy phenytoin heparin |
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malignant disease: |
multiple myeloma leukaemia disseminated carcinoma mast cell disease |
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other chronic diseases: |
rheumatoid arthritis ankylosing spondylitis chronic renal failure tuberculosis anaemia |
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hereditary disease: |
osteogenesis imperfecta homocystinuria Gaucher's disease |
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other causes: |
cigarette smoking immobilisation / disuse pregnancy chronic lung disease |
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