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Pagets Disease of Bone MedPix

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Description: Paget’s disease, or osteitis deformans, is a common condition in the middle-aged and elder persons. The disease is present in approximately 10% of patients over the age of 80 years. It is more common in men than in women. Seventy-percent of Paget’s disease is discovered as an incidental finding, patients for the most part asymptomatic.

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Author/Contact: Phil Kang
Institution: MedPix
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Language: English

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Added: Fri Mar 30 2007