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Osteoporosis Secondary Causes

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  1. See Also
    1. Medication Causes of Osteoporosis
    2. Corticosteroid Associated Osteoporosis
    3. Osteoporosis
    4. Osteoporosis Evaluation
    5. Osteoporosis Management
  2. Causes: Endocrine Causes
    1. Hyperparathyroidism
    2. Grave's Disease or Hyperthyroidism
    3. Cushing's Disease
    4. Hyperprolactinemia (Prolactinoma)
    5. Hypogonadism
      1. Women: Menopause
      2. Men: "Male Menopause"
        1. Declining testosterone and estradiol
        2. Orchiectomy in Prostate Cancer
  3. Causes: Nutrition
    1. Vitamin D Deficiency (very common in elderly)
      1. Community-dwelling elderly: 36% men, 47% women
      2. Long-term Care Residents: 80-100% Prevalence
    2. Alcoholism or Alcohol use more than 2 drinks per day
    3. Gastric Bypass Surgery
    4. Malabsorption syndromes (esp. Celiac Sprue)
    5. Malnutrition
    6. Anorexia Nervosa
  4. Causes: Miscellaneous Medical Conditions
    1. Chronic Renal Failure
    2. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3. Chronic Liver Disease
    4. Mastocytosis
    5. Spinal cord injury
    6. Calcium deficiency (e.g. Hypercalciuria)
    7. Organ transplant
  5. Causes: Malignancy
    1. Multiple Myeloma
    2. Leukemia
    3. Lymphoma
    4. Ectopic ACTH Syndrome
  6. Causes: Genetic Syndromes
    1. Osteogenesis imperfecta
    2. Marfan Syndrome
    3. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
    4. Homocystinuria
    5. Glycogen Storage Diseases
    6. Hypophosphatasia
  7. Causes: Medications
    1. See Corticosteroid Associated Osteoporosis
    2. See Medication Causes of Osteoporosis
  8. References
    1. Mauck (2006) Mayo Clin Proc 81(5):662
    2. Sweet (2009) Am Fam Physician 79(3):193

Secondary generalized osteoporosis (C0473771)

ConceptsAcquired Abnormality (T020)
EnglishSecondary generalised osteoporosis, Secondary generalized osteoporosis
Spanishosteoporosis generalizada secundaria
Parent ConceptsOsteoporosis (C0029456)
SourcesSCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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