Open AccessIs paget disease of bone more common in South India? Clinical characteristics, therapeutic outcome and follow-up of 66 patients from Tamil Nadu
Author(s) -
Adlyne Reena Asirvatham,
Subramanian Kannan,
Shriraam Mahadevan,
Karthik Balachandran,
Geethalakshmi Sampathkumar,
Dhalapathy Sadacharan,
S Balasubramanian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_209_20
Subject(s) - tamil , medicine , disease , traditional medicine , dermatology , philosophy , linguistics
Paget disease of bone (PDB) is a disorder of altered bone remodeling mainly characterized by increased osteoclastic activity. While the exact Indian prevalence remains unknown, a clustering of published cases suggests South Indian predominance.