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Causes of Low Bone Mineral Density. |
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| Inherited |
Nutritional |
Endocrine |
Drugs |
Other |
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| Osteogenesis imperfecta |
Malabsorption |
Hypogonadism |
Glucocorticoids |
Multiple myeloma |
| Homocystinuria |
Chronic liver disease |
Hyperthyroidism |
Anticonvulsants |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Marfan's syndrome |
Alcoholism |
Hyperparathyroidism |
Long-term heparin |
Systemic mastocytosis |
| Hypophosphatasia |
Calcium deficient diet |
Cushing's syndrome |
Excess thyroid |
Immobilization |
| Vitamin D deficiency |
Eating disorder |
GnRH agonists |
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Low BMD may be the result of many medical disorders. There should be a high index of suspicion in all patients with low BMD for these types of contributing factors. | ||||
Lewiecki Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2004 2:9 doi:10.1186/1476-7961-2-9 |
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