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Steroid-induced osteoporosis is osteoporosis arising from the use of glucocorticoids (a class of steroid hormones) analogous to Cushing's syndrome but involving mainly the axial skeleton. The synthetic glucocorticoid prescription drug prednisone is a main candidate after prolonged intake.
Methyltestosterone is used in the treatment of delayed puberty, hypogonadism, cryptorchidism, and erectile dysfunction in males, and in low doses to treat menopausal symptoms (specifically for osteoporosis, hot flashes, and to increase libido and energy), postpartum breast pain and engorgement, and breast cancer in women. [28] [29] [30]
Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome or OPGG is a rare genetic condition characterized by early-onset blindness and severe osteoporosis alongside seemingly random bone fractures. Signs and symptoms [ edit ]
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to more porous bone, and consequent increase in fracture risk. It is the most common reason for a broken bone among the elderly. [3]
Senile osteoporosis has been recently recognized as a geriatric syndrome with a particular pathophysiology. There are different classification of osteoporosis: primary, in which bone loss is a result of aging and secondary, in which bone loss occurs from various clinical and lifestyle factors. [1]
have active symptoms in the skull, long bones, or vertebrae (spine); have the disease in bones located next to major joints, placing them at risk of developing osteoarthritis; develop hypercalcemia that occurs when a person, with several bones affected by Paget's disease and a high serum alkaline phosphatase level, is immobilized.
Symptoms of RED-S. Relative energy deficiency in sport ( RED-S ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is a syndrome in which disordered eating (or low energy availability ), [ 3 ] amenorrhoea / oligomenorrhoea (in women), and decreased bone mineral density ( osteoporosis and osteopenia ) are present. [ 4 ]
Diclofenac is the active ingredient in patches like Flector. Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that is commonly used to reduce symptoms in soft-tissue injuries, sports injuries, or osteoarthritic knee injuries. The patches have shown to reduce symptoms that are found with oral diclofenac and are proven to reduce pain and ...