Additional Cases of Osteitis Deformans.

The mechanism and incidence of cardiovascular changes in Paget's disease (osteitis deformans); a critical review of the literature with case studies.

Although abundant evidence of concomitant cardiovascular disease is scattered throughout the literature on osteitis deformans, appreciation of the etiologic relationship between the two diseases has been lacking. This paper shows that cardiovascular disease accompanying extensive osteitis deformans may result from: (1) excessive demand on the heart from increased vascularity of affected bones; ...

Studies of Paget's disease (osteitis deformans).

On a form of chronic inflammation of bones. (Osteitis deformans).

Control of osteitis deformans using glucagon, calcitonin, and mithramycin.

Glucagon, porcine calcitonin, and mithramycin were given to patients with Paget's disease of bone. There was rapid complete relief of bone pain accompanied by biochemical improvement or normalization in all cases. Calcitonin and glucagon appear to have additive properties in Paget's disease and the use of the 3 drugs in combination may reduce the incidence of side effects and the development of...

Paget's disease in a painting by Quinten Metsys (Massys)

BrMedJf 1989;299:1579-81 It is now nearly 120 years since Wilks' described the condition that Sir James Paget called "osteitis deformans."2 Although Paget considered that he was describing a new disease, the fact that he was able to collect data on 23 cases during his lifetime suggests that it was an established condition. On 13 December 1882 in the Bradshaw lecture "On some rare and new diseas...