PAGET’S DISEASE – SYMPTOMS

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The pathological change in Paget’s disease is that this resorption of bone takes place at an increased rate. To counteract this the bone that is laid down is different in its structure.

This condition may produce no symptoms and it may only be discovered by an observant doctor while checking the patient for some other condition, or it may show on X-ray.

Sometimes the bony changes produce pain. This is usually of a dull, aching type. In some cases it may be severe. Because of the rich blood supply to the bone the over-lying skin feels warm to touch.

The softened bones are prone to break following even a simple fall. A few patients with Paget’s disease, about five per cent, may develop a tumor in the affected bone.

Treatment until recently has been unsatisfactory. However, in recent years a new chemical has been introduced which has been of benefit.

This is calcitonin, a hormone produced in the thyroid gland in man and certain other animals.

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