Paget's disease in India.

Paget's disease of bone in a 85-year-old woman.

Paget's disease of bone is a rare disorder in India. Patients are usually asymptomatic and incidental radiological investigation invariably clinches the diagnosis. Increased alkaline phosphatase, X-ray, CT scan and scintiscan of bone can be done to confirm the diagnosis. Here we report a case of an 85-yr-old lady who had bilateral hearing loss for last 10 yrs, was admitted incidentally for some...

Paget's disease in diabetic subjects.

A tale of three diseases of the bone.

Paget's disease is a relatively rare disorder of the bone with only a few reports and case series observations from India. Hypocalcaemia is rare in Paget's disease, usually occurring as a consequence of therapy with bisphosphonates. We report a 65-year-old woman with Paget's disease who had hypocalcaemia secondary to vitamin D deficiency. On further evaluation, she also had severe osteoporosis....

Paget's disease of the bone: a report of three cases.

Paget's disease is uncommon in Asians. We present 3 patients with varying manifestations. A 50 years old lady was detected to have raised alkaline phosphatase at a routine health check-up. Isoenzyme studies confirmed its bony origin. Bone scan revealed polyostotic disease. A 65 years old male patient with known Paget's disease of 6 years duration presented with pelvic girdle pain, progressive i...

Paget's disease Of Bone Involving Tibia in an Indian Male: Deformity Correction And Fixation With An Interlocking Nail: A Case Report

Paget's Disease is a chronic bone remodelling disease characterised by aggressive bone resorption and imperfect deposition resulting in structurally abnormal bone. It is a common in Caucasian population, and is rare in non-Caucasians, particularly Asians, with only stray case reports from India. We report a case of Paget's Disease of bone from North-east region of India. A 55 year old male pres...