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Introduction: Weak bones

Weak bones: Weakening of the bones. See free access online books about Weak bones below. See detailed information below for a list of 77 causes of Weak bones, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Weak bones:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Weak bones. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Types of Weak bones:

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Weak bones: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Weak bones, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Weak bones

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Weak bones

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Diagnostic Guides for Weak bones

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Weak bones from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Weak bones. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Weak bones

Medical Books Excerpts

Osteoporosis*

  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis"

Osteoporosis

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"

Bone Cyst

  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"

Osteoporosis

  • "Handbook of Diseases"

Hypotonia and Weakness

  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics"

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Misdiagnosis and Weak bones

Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's, whereas there are many other less severe possibilities. Some...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke or ...read more »

Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease. The reality is that there are various possibilities, such as benign...read more »

Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild symptoms in the early years,...read more »

Female athlete syndrome leads to undiagnosed osteoporosis: Younger women are not usually considered as candidates for diagnosis of osteoporosis. However, a pattern of three conditions can occur in female athletes:...read more »

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See ...read more »

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Stories from Users for Weak bones

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Videos for Weak bones

Prostate Cancer and Your Bones

Prostate Cancer and Your BonesSome cancers can weaken the bone. While that may not sound serious, recent studies have indicated that broken bones and the hospital stay that may...

 
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Medications or substances causing Weak bones:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Weak bones as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

  • Minims Prednisolone
  • Panafcortelone
  • Predmix
  • Predsol
  • Redipred

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Organs affected by Weak bones:

The list of organs typically affected by Weak bones may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Weak bones

The list below shows some of the causes of Weak bones mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Weak bones?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Weak bones. Of the 77 causes of Weak bones that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 2 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 3 causes are "common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 9 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 67 causes have no prevalence information.

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Conditions listing symptoms: Weak bones:

The following list of conditions have 'Weak bones' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Acroosteolysis neurogenic ... bone degeneration in legs, bone degeneration
  • Adrenal Cortex Diseases ... weak bones
  • Adult hypophosphatasia ... bone softening
  • Allison atrophy ... weak bones
  • Anorexia Nervosa ... bone loss
  • Arterial occlusive disease, progressive - hypertension - heart defects - bone fragility - brachysyndactyly ... fragile bones

    B

  • Bone cancer ... weakened bones
  • Bone fragility, craniosynostosis, proptosis, hydrocephalus ... fragile bones
  • Brittle bone syndrome lethal type ... brittle bones
  • Bruck syndrome ... brittle bones
  • Bruck syndrome 1 ... brittle bones
  • Bruck syndrome, 2 ... brittle bones

    C

  • Calvarial doughnut lesions - bone fragility ... weak bones
  • Chitty-Hall-Webb syndrome ... weak bones
  • Christian-Demyer-Franken syndrome ... weak bones, thin bones
  • Chronic Kidney Disease ... bone weakness
  • Cushing syndrome, familial ... weak bones
  • Cushing's syndrome ... brittle bones, weak bones

    D

  • Dent-Friedman syndrome ... fragile bones
  • Dentinogenesis imperfecta, type I ... brittle bones
  • Dwarfism - thin bones - multiple fractures ... thin bones
  • Dyskeratosis Congenita ... fragile bones

    F

  • Fibrous dysplasia of bone ... brittle bones

    G

  • Gaucher Disease ... skeleton weakening
  • Gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia ... fragile bones
  • Grange syndrome ... fragile bones
  • Grix-Blankenship-Peterson syndrome ... weakened bones

    H

  • Hodgkin's Disease ... tendency to fracture easily
  • Hutchinson Gilford Syndrome ... bone weakness
  • Hyper-IgE Syndrome ... thin bones
  • Hyperhomocysteinemia ... bone loss
  • Hyperparathyroidism ... thinning bones
  • Hypophosphatemic rickets ... bone softening, bone thinning

    I

  • Infantile hypophosphatasia ... weak bones

    L

  • Lobstein disease ... fragile bones

    M

  • Metabolic disorders ... weak bones
  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 ... bone thinning
  • Multiple Myeloma ... bone thinning, weak bones
  • Multiple pterygium syndrome lethal type ... thin bones

    O

  • Osteogenesis imperfecta ... brittle bones
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta Type I ... fragile bones
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, Levin type ... brittle bones
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1A ... fragile bones
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1B ... fragile bones
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 3 ... fragile bones
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 4 ... fragile bones
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 5 ... fragile bones
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 6 ... fragile bones
  • Osteomalacia ... bone softening, weak bones
  • Osteopetrosis ... brittle bones
  • Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2 ... fragile bones
  • Osteopetrosis lethal ... fragile bones
  • Osteoporosis ... brittle bones, thin bones, weak bones
  • Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome ... brittle bones

    P

  • Panostotic fibrous dysplasia ... fragile bones
  • Parastremmatic dwarfism ... decreased bone density
  • Pituitary cancer, childhood ... weakened bones
  • Pituitary tumors, adult ... weakened bones
  • Pseudophosphatasia ... weak bones

    R

  • Renal osteodystrophy ... weak bones, thin bones
  • Renal rickets ... weak bones

    S

  • Salvioli syndrome ... brittle bones

    T

  • Thick skull syndrome ... fragile bones

    W

  • Wilson's Disease ... bone thinning

    Conditions listing complications: Weak bones:

    The following list of conditions have 'Weak bones' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome ... Thinning bones

    J

  • Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis ... bone degeneration

    K

  • Kidney conditions ... bone thinning
  • Kidney disease ... bone thinning

    O

  • Osteitis ... bone weakness

    R

  • Renal osteodystrophy ... thin bones

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    • Causes of Weak bones Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Weak bones based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Classifications of Weak bones:

    Subtypes of Weak bones:

    Bone loss (3 causes), Bone thinning (5 causes)

    Medical Conditions associated with Weak bones:

    Bone symptoms (535 causes), Weakness (1963 causes), Sick (3125 causes)

    Symptoms related to Weak bones:

    Bone thinning (5 causes), Osteoporosis (127 causes), Fractures (88 causes), Bone loss (3 causes), Bone, Symptoms

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