Paget's disease of the bone in a Chinese woman.
Paget's disease, otherwise known as osteitis deformans, is an unusual condition in the Oriental population. We report a case of Paget's disease in a Chinese woman, incidentally diagnosed on a bone scan. This was confirmed by clinical history, biochemistry and imaging findings using other modalities. Although bone scans are commonly performed to diagnose traumatic occult fractures and bone metastases, they can also be used to diagnose metabolic bone diseases, such as osteoporotic fractures, and to evaluate Paget's disease. It can also diagnose acute fractures secondary to renal osteodystrophy and osteomalacia.
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012846:Singapore