Generalized osteopenia
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Title
was changed:
Generalised osteopaeniaosteopenia
Body
was changed:
Generalised osteopaeniaosteopenia refers to to osteopaeniaosteopenia diffusely affecting the bones.
Differential diagnosis
The differential diagnosis is wide and includes includes:
- osteoporosis: decreased osteoid production
- osteomalacia: undermineralisation of osteoid
- hyperparathyroidism
- multiple myeloma
- diffuse metastases
- leukaemia
- drugs
- rickets
- scurvy
- anaemia
- steroids
- Cushing
'sdisease
-<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>- +<p><strong>Generalised osteopenia</strong> refers to to <a href="/articles/osteopaenia">osteopenia</a> diffusely affecting the bones.</p><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><p>The differential diagnosis is wide and includes includes:</p><ul>
-<li>diffuse <a href="/articles/skeletal-metastases">metastases</a>- +<li>diffuse <a href="/articles/skeletal-metastasis-1">metastases</a>
-<li><a href="/articles/scurvy">scurvy</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/hypovitaminosis-c-scurvy-1">scurvy</a></li>
-<li><a href="/articles/cushing-disease">Cushing's disease</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/cushing-disease">Cushing disease</a></li>