Generalized osteopenia
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Generalised osteopenia refers to osteopenia 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 disease
- systemic mastocytosis
- +<li><a title="Systemic mastocytosis" href="/articles/mastocytosis">systemic mastocytosis</a></li>
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