Abstract

OCHOA, Carlos Darío et al. Metabolic bone diseases: clinical and radiologic analysis in five cases. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2010, vol.17, n.2, pp.123-131. ISSN 0121-8123.

The study of metabolic bone disease is broad and complex. The most widely recognized bone disease by physicians of all specialties is osteoporosis, probably due to its high frequency. However, it is important to recognize that there are numerous entities that affect bone metabolism in different ways, leading to brittle bones, increased risk of fracture, osteoporosis or osteocondensation, according to each particular case. Both the clinical diagnosis and recognition of the underlying metabolic abnormality are important because they identify the specific abnormality that will be the base for treatment. There were 5 different cases in which a metabolic disorder leads to specific bone pathology, we discuss the pathogenesis of arterial calcifications and presents a mixed entity we call osteoporomalacia.

Keywords : metabolic bone disease; osteomalacia; osteoporomalacia; hyperparathyroidism; renal osteodystrophy; arterial calcification; bone tumor.