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SUBMITTER: Naik D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4039939 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Naik Dukhabandhu D Asha Hesargatta Shyamsunder HS Mathews Suma Susan SS Paul Thomas Vizhalil TV
BMJ case reports 20140520
Paget's disease of bone (PDB) is a chronic disorder characterised by focal areas of excessive osteoclastic bone resorption with a secondary increase in osteoblastic bone formation. First-degree relatives of patients with PDB are at seven times higher risk of developing this disorder, with a tendency towards earlier age at onset. We report two siblings who presented with features of polyostotic Paget's disease. They presented with features of non-inflammatory back pain. Biochemical evaluation was ...[more]