Question 1

what's your opinion on treating paget's disease of bone?

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Depends: Paget's can be localized or widespread. It  can cause deformity and nerve damage.. Treatment involves drugs like Didronel (etidronate) etc..See a good doctor and have your xrays assessed fully.

Question 2

how can paget's disease of bone be treated?

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See details: Mild cases may not require treatment. For the patients needing treatment, many of the meds used to treat osteoporosis will also treat pagets. I generally use Reclast (zoledronic acid) but there are other choices.

Question 3

what are the tests for paget's disease of bone?

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X-ray, alk phos, uri: X-rays, serum alkaline phosphatase, urine hydroxyproline may be abnormal.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of paget's disease of bone?

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Not very much to: Start.Most people who have paget's disease of bone experience no symptoms. When symptoms do occur, the most common complaint is bone pain.
Pelvis. Paget's disease of bone in the pelvis can cause hip pain.Skull. An overgrowth of bone in the skull can cause hearing loss or headaches.
And others see the link below.

Question 5

can paramyxoviruses cause paget's disease of bone?

Accepted Answer

No: Paget's is not caused by infectious agents including viruses.

Question 6

what is the definition or description of: paget's disease of bone?

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See below: Paget's  disease is a condition in which the normal turnover and remodeling of bone is disrupted.  This results in dense, sometimes brittle and sclerotic bone to form that can cause both bone pain and fragility.

Question 7

is there an alternative to fosamax (alendronate) for paget's disease of bone?

Accepted Answer

Yes: There are several alternatives. Most commonly used is risedronate, formerly call actonel, was approved at a dose of 30 mg daily for 60 days.And proved to be very effective for 1-5 years. Recently, this was taken over by another company and the name was changed to atelvia. It, and another oral medication, skelid, (tiudronate) and the intravenous medication, reclast, (zoledronic acid) are chemically related to fosamax.

Question 8

are there alternative therapies for paget's disease of bone?

Accepted Answer

Probabably not: There no effective/curative therapies for paget's disease, conventional or otherwise.

Question 9

which endocrine gland does paget's disease of bone affect?

Accepted Answer

It doesn't: Perhaps you are thinking of paget's disease of the breast, which is a form of cancer.

Question 10

relation of paget disease of bone and giant cell tumor is what?

Accepted Answer

Giant: Cell tumor is a rare complication of paget's disease of bone.

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