Osteomalacia Rather Than Osteoporosis

Osteomalacia and osteoporosis.

OSTEOMALACIA and osteoporosis are still sometimes confused because both diseases lead to a deficiency of calcium which can be detected on radiographs of the skeleton. This lack of calcium is the only feature common to the two diseases which are in all other ways easily distinguishable. Osteomalacia Osteomalacia will be discussed first, because it is a clearly defined disease which can be cured....

Chapter 27—osteoporosis and Osteomalacia

Osteoporosis develops in older adults when the normal processes of bone formation and resorption become uncoupled or unbalanced, resulting in bone loss. Fractures are the result of decreased bone mass and strength, and, in the case of wrist and hip fractures, they usually involve a fall. Osteoporosis prevention and treatment programs should therefore focus on strategies that minimize bone resor...

Tumor-induced osteomalacia mimics osteoporosis: case report

Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is a rare paraneoplastic disorder in which a neoplasm causes systemic bone demineralization. Most cases are benign, but malignant neoplasms have been reported. The prognosis is good if diagnosis is made early and treatment is adequate. We present the case of a previously healthy 40-year-old man who presented with low back pain for the previous year. The initial ...

The Study of Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia.

Deprenyl Can Mediate Neuronal Protection Rather than Neuronal Rescue

Background and Objective: Deprenyl is a drug for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, where the dopaminergic neurons are the target of this drug. Several reports also documented that deprenyl has an effect on the sensory and motor neurons. There are some reports about the mode of action of deprenyl on m...