title: Paget's disease of the tibia.
abstract: Paget's disease of the bone is perceived to be rare in Asia. We report the first documented case of Paget's disease of the bones in Taiwan. A 66-year-old native Taiwanese woman was admitted to hospital with a 10-year history of pain and a bowing deformity of her left leg. Laboratory data disclosed elevated serum calcium and alkaline phosphatase levels, but no leukocytosis. A plain X-ray film of the left leg showed a curved tibia with thickening of the tibial cortex, while a technetium 99m bone scan revealed abnormal uptake in the left tibia. Elevated serum levels of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and urinary collagen N-telopeptide were also noted. Histologic examination of a biopsy specimen of the left tibia lesion confirmed the diagnosis of Paget's disease in the bone. The patient received treatment with sodium chlodronate, and the symptoms improved rapidly. Laboratory data then revealed decreased levels of serum calcium, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, and urinary collagen N-telopeptide after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology*; D013624:Taiwan; D013977:Tibia