Causes of Secondary Osteoporosis
Cancer (eg, multiple myeloma) |
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) due to the disorder and its treatment with corticosteroids, tobacco use, and decreased physical activity |
Medications (eg, chronic use of corticosteroids, antiseizure medicationsproton pump inhibitors, H2 blockers) |
Endocrine disease (eg, glucocorticoid excess, hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, hypogonadism, hyperprolactinemia, diabetes mellitus) |
Hypercalciuria |
Hypophosphatemia (chronic) |
Immobilization |
Liver disease |
Prolonged weightlessness (as occurs in space flight) |
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