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Causes of Osteopenia

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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

Written by lmwong

April 9, 2008 at 4:42 pm

Posted in bone, differential, msk, osteopenia