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.
Kulkarni
M L
ML
Department of Pediatrics, JJM Medical College, Davangere 577 004, Karnataka, India.
Keshavamurthy
K S
KS
D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology