Paget’s disease, also called as osteitis deformans, is a chronic benign disorder characterized by excessive bone resorption coupled with bone formation. This causes bone pain, misshapen bones, fractures, and arthritis, resulting in reduced quality of life. The Endocrine Society has provided a clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of Paget’s disease of the bone.
This guideline has discussed pathophysiology, etiology, epidemiology, and complications of the Paget's disease and provided clinical practice recommendations for clinicians for better diagnosis and management. Summary of Recommendations Diagnosis In patients with suspected Paget’s disease, it is recommended to obtain plain radiographs of the suspicious regions of the skeleton In patients diagnosed with Paget’s disease, a radionuclide bone scan is recommended to determine the extent of the disease and…
