Juvenile idiopathic osteoporosis.
Juvenile idiopathic osteoporosis (JIO) is a very rare condition of primary bone demineralisation that presents in childhood. Most pediatricians are unfamiliar with this condition owing to the difficulty in recognition and a long list of differential diagnosis. We report an 8-year-old girl who presented with generalized severe osteoporosis. Diagnosis of JIO was made by excluding other common causes of osteoporosis in this age.
Department of Pediatrics, JJM Medical College, Davangere 577 004, Karnataka, India.
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ML
Kulkarni
K S
KS
Keshavamurthy
D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology