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Osteoporosis Secondary Causes

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  1. See Also
    1. Medication Causes of Osteoporosis
    2. Corticosteroid Associated Osteoporosis
    3. Osteoporosis
    4. Osteoporosis Evaluation
    5. Osteoporosis Management
  2. Causes: Endocrine Causes
    1. Hyperparathyroidism
    2. Grave's Disease or Hyperthyroidism
    3. Cushing's Disease
    4. Hyperprolactinemia (Prolactinoma)
    5. Hypogonadism
      1. Women: Menopause
      2. Men: "Male Menopause"
        1. Declining testosterone and estradiol
        2. Orchiectomy in Prostate Cancer
  3. Causes: Miscellaneous Medical Conditions
    1. Chronic Renal Failure
    2. Malnutrition
    3. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4. Chronic Liver Disease
    5. Mastocytosis
    6. Spinal cord injury
    7. Calcium deficiency (e.g. Hypercalciuria)
    8. Organ transplant
    9. Alcoholism
    10. Gastric Bypass Surgery
    11. Malabsorption syndromes (esp. Celiac Sprue)
    12. Vitamin D Deficiency (very common in elderly)
      1. Community-dwelling elderly: 36% men, 47% women
      2. Long-term Care Residents: 80-100% Prevalence
  4. Causes: Malignancy
    1. Multiple Myeloma
    2. Leukemia
    3. Lymphoma
    4. Ectopic ACTH Syndrome
  5. Causes: Genetic Syndromes
    1. Osteogenesis imperfecta
    2. Marfan Syndrome
    3. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
    4. Homocystinuria
    5. Glycogen Storage Diseases
    6. Hypophosphatasia
  6. Causes: Medications
    1. See Corticosteroid Associated Osteoporosis
    2. See Medication Causes of Osteoporosis

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