Juvenile osteoporosis: Osteoporosis (progressive bone loss) that occurs in children. Osteoporosis in children can be caused by certain medical conditions (e.g. diabetes, malabsorption syndromes, kidney disease, hyperthyroidism), certain medications (e.g. corticosteroids, anticonvulsants), prolonged immobility or sometimes for no detectable reason (idiopathic). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Juvenile osteoporosis is available below.
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Juvenile osteoporosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Juvenile osteoporosis, or a subtype of Juvenile osteoporosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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