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Paget’s Disease of Bone | ||
| Kerbala Journal of Medicine | ||
| Article 4, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-202 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Abd Alsahib | ||
| Abstract | ||
| background: Paget’s disease of bone is a focal disorder of bone metabolism that results in enlargement of the affected bone and deformity, a process that is sometimes accompanied by pain and/or disfigurement (1). The disease is common in Western Europe, USA, and Australia but very rare in Middle East and Arabian Peninsula. Here we reported seven un-relative patients with Paget’s disease in Karbala between 1995-2005. Their ages ranged between 51-75 years. One patient was polyostotic and the remaining were monostotic types. Four cases presented with fracture femur, the 5th patient with undisplaced fracture tibia and the last two cases with pain in tibial bones and knee joints. Radiological criteria of Paget’s disease were more obvious in cases of tibial involvement than femoral cases in which histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Serum alkaline phosphatas at time of presentation ranged between 20-34 KAU/100ml, the higher level was in polyostotic case. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on this rare entity and the variety of presentations. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Karbala; Paget; Serum alkaline phosphatas | ||
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