Active and inactive Paget's disease
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Active and inactive Paget's disease
Paget's disease is a chronic disease that affects how the body breaks down and rebuilds bone tissue. Paget's disease can be active or inactive, depending on whether the bone formation process goes too quickly or normally.
Inactive Paget's disease
In inactive Paget's disease, bone tissue is being broken down and rebuilt at a normal speed. This most often occurs when you are using medication to slow the bone growth. The inactive state may continue even after you stop taking medication. This is called remission.
Active Paget's disease
Active Paget's disease has three stages. They are:
- Hot (lytic) stage. This stage occurs early in the disease process, when bone tissue is being quickly broken down. Bones are often more painful during this stage.
- Mixed stage. This stage occurs later in the disease process, when bone tissue is being quickly broken down and quickly rebuilt.
- Cold (rebuilding) stage. This stage occurs later in the disease, when bone tissue is being quickly rebuilt.
Bone pain may occur in any of the stages.
Credits
| Author | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Michele Cronen |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Hanan Bassyouni, MD - Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Last Updated | September 30, 2005 |
| Last updated: | September 30, 2005 |
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| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Hanan Bassyouni, MD - Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Michele Cronen |
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