Paget Disease: Prevention & Expectations (Osteitis Deformans)

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Alternate Names : Osteitis Deformans

There is no known way to prevent Paget disease.

Paget disease may have serious long-term effects, including:

anemia, or low red blood cell counts

congestive heart failure, in which a weakened heart is unable to pump blood effectively to body organs

hearing impairments, including deafness

paralysis

visual impairments, including blindness

The abnormal bone structure causes weak bones which fracture easily. Bone cancer can develop in affected areas and is usually fatal.

Paget disease is not contagious. Some cases of Paget disease are thought to be inherited.

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Author: Jeffrey La Flamme, DC
Reviewer: Adam Brochert, MD
Date Reviewed: 09/05/01

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