What is Paget disease and what are the symptoms?
Early symptoms of Paget’s disease include bone pain, joint pain (especially in the back, hips and knees), and headache. Physical signs include enlargement and bowing of the thighs (femurs) and lower legs (tibias), and enlargement of the skull in the area of the forehead.
What is the most common presenting symptom of Paget disease?
The most common neurologic problem is hearing loss from compression of cranial nerve VIII and cochlear dysfunction. If the facial bones are affected, a patient may have facial deformity problems and, rarely, narrowing of the airway.
What are the symptoms of Pagets?
Paget’s disease of bone can affect 1 bone or several bones. Commonly affected areas include the pelvis, spine and skull….Symptoms can include:
- constant, dull bone pain.
- joint pain, stiffness and swelling.
- a shooting pain that travels along or across the body, numbness and tingling, or loss of movement in part of the body.
What is the most common age to be diagnosed with Paget’s disease?
Age. People older than 50 are most likely to develop the disease. Sex. Men are more commonly affected than are women.
Is Pagets disease serious?
Over time, enlarged or misshapen bones can stress nearby joints leading to osteoarthritis in those joints. In very rare cases, Paget’s can turn into a life-threatening cancerous bone disease. Severe Paget’s disease may cause damage to the heart.
Is Paget disease curable?
There’s currently no cure for Paget’s disease of bone, but treatment can help relieve the symptoms. If you do not have any symptoms, your doctor may suggest keeping an eye on your condition and delaying treatment until any problems occur.
Qu’est-ce que la maladie de Paget ?
Cette maladie touche généralement les hommes de plus de 50 ans. La maladie de Paget provoque des douleurs osseuses, une déformation osseuse et parfois une surdité progressive. Le traitement repose le plus souvent sur le soulagement des douleurs. Parfois, la chirurgie est envisagée en cas de fracture. Qu’est-ce que c’est ? 1 | Qu’est-ce que c’est ?
Comment utiliser les médicaments pour la maladie de Paget ?
On utilise également ces médicaments pour traiter l’ostéoporose, mais, pour la maladie de Paget, on les administre en plus fortes doses et plus fréquemment que pour l’ostéoporose. On utilise également l’acide zolédronique et le pamidronate pour traiter la maladie de Paget. Ces médicaments aident à reconstruire l’os normal et à soulager la douleur.
Comment utiliser l’acide zolédronique pour la maladie de Paget ?
On utilise également l’acide zolédronique et le pamidronate pour traiter la maladie de Paget. Ces médicaments aident à reconstruire l’os normal et à soulager la douleur. On peut également utiliser des analgésiques comme l’acétaminophène et les anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens (AINS).