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'''Bone pain''' | '''Bone pain''' is generally referred to as having [[pain]] within the affected bone. The cause of bone pain is unknown, unless further testing is done ([[Complete blood count|CBC]], [[x-rays]], exc.) Mostly, the cause is some underlying medical disorder or past [[Physical trauma|trauma]]. | ||
==Diseases affecting bones== | ==Diseases affecting bones== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: Ostealgia; Osteodynia.
Overview
Bone pain is generally referred to as having pain within the affected bone. The cause of bone pain is unknown, unless further testing is done (CBC, x-rays, exc.) Mostly, the cause is some underlying medical disorder or past trauma.
Diseases affecting bones
- viral illness (such as a cold that has spread to the bones/joints)
- leukemia (blasts that have surfaced to the top of the bone, often with tenderness)less common)
- blood infection (anemia/other)
- trauma to the bone (such as a fall)
- arthritis pain
- weather changes
- fibromyalgia (widespread body pain with tenderness)
- Cancer - can be primary bone tumor or spread from another cancer known as a Bony metastasis.
- Paget's disease
- Osteoporosis
Differential Diagnosis of Causes of Bone pain
In alphabetical order. [1] [2]
- Acute leukemia
- Asceptic bone necrosis
- Benign bone tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Brodie's Abscess
- Bronchial carcinoma
- Cystic subcartilaginous osteolyses
- Drugs
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Fractures
- Fractures without appropriate trauma
- Gaucher's Disease
- Hypernephroma
- Jaffe-Lichtenstein Syndrome
- Malignant bone tumor
- Metastases
- Multiple Myeloma
- Osteomalacia
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteoporosis
- Other injuries
- Paget's Disease
- Polio
- Primary/secondary hyperparathyroidism
- Prostate Cancer
- Renal osteopathy
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Syphilis
- Thyroid Cancer
- Tuberculosis
- Vitamin C deficiency
Prognosis
The bone pain will most likely stop if the cause is identified.
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