Causes of Osteopenia
Adults
- Osteoporosis = most common
- Osteomalacia = looser zones
- Hyperparathyroidism = subperiosteal resorption
- Disseminated Multiple Myeloma = focal lytic lesions
Children
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Liver Dz
- Chronic Anemia
- Leukemia
- Scurvy
- Ricket’s
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
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