Paget’s disease is a chronic disease characterized by abnormal growth of certain parts of a bone, the main signs and symptoms of which are joint stiffness, fatigue, deep bone pain, with a tendency to worsen at night, and bone deformities.
This disease usually occurs in men over the age of 40 and an uncontrolled increase in any bone may occur, although it is more common in the skull, femur, tibia and spine, is also called deforming osteitis and is more common in Europe and the United States.States, being rare in Brazil.
- In this disease.
- The bones become brittle due to the increase in osteoclasts that lead to a strong reabsorption of bone mass.
- Followed by a disorganized bone repair and with this the bone becomes very strong in one part and very fragile elsewhere.
- This promotes ventilation.
- The disease can only affect one or more bones at a time.
Most of the time, Paget’s disease has no symptoms, but the most common is bone pain, but since the disease can only affect one bone, pain can be located and confused with other diseases. Signs that may indicate Paget’s disease are already related to its complications, which may include:
Although the causes are not yet quite known, Paget’s disease is known to be related to a latent viral infection, as viruses have already been found in the affected bones, although it is not known exactly how they occur.I got there, we also know that there is a genetic disease and therefore people in the same family are more affected and it is believed that it may have a link with hyperparathyroidism, but in most cases it is not possible to know the cause.
Diagnosis is made using X-rays and scans, but your doctor may also prescribe a blood test that measures the amount of an enzyme produced in bone cells, calcium, and phosphorus in your blood. Calcium and potassium values may be normal and alkaline phosphatase.is generally high.
See the symptoms and how the disease is diagnosed here
Treatment for Paget’s disease is made up of anti-inflammatory and analgesic medications, which reduce pain and discomfort.Bone activity modulating medications can also be used in cases where the disease is most active.
In addition to medications, it is important to do physical therapy to control symptoms and improve the quality of life of the patient, with surgery being the most appropriate treatment for nerve compression or to replace a damaged joint.
Find out what remedies are right and how physical therapy can help: How to treat Paget’s disease to avoid surgery.