Causes of Kyphosis

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Kyphosis: Introduction
List of Causes
List of Common Causes
List of Other Causes
Hidden causes
Risk factors
Complication causes
Causes of symptoms
Related cause information

List of causes of Kyphosis

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Kyphosis) that could possibly cause Kyphosis includes:

Collapsed vertebrae
Osteoporosis - can cause collapsed vertebrae and thus fixed kyphosis (dowager's hump)
Poor posture (see Posture symptoms)
Congenital abnormality
Spondylitis
Vertebral tuberculosis
Osteoarthritis
Chromosome 9, trisomy 9p - kyphoscoliosis
Chromosome 20p, partial duplication - kyphoscoliosis
Chromosome 1(q12q22) duplication syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Osteochondral dysolasia
Roussy Levy hereditary areflexic dystasia - kyphoscoliosis
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 3 - kyphoscoliosis
Incontinentia Pigmenti - kyphoscoliosis
Dreyfus syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Chromosome 4, trisomy 4p - kyphoscoliosis
Melnick-Needles syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Diastrophic dysplasia - kyphosis
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, congenita - kyphoscoliosis
Spastic paraplegia 23 - kyphoscoliosis
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, arthrochalasic type - kyphoscoliosis
Beals syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Intellectual deficit -- multiple anomalies - kyphoscoliosis
Dysspondyloenchondromatosis - kyphoscoliosis
Cyprus facial neuromusculoskeletal syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Coffin-Lowry syndrome - kyphosis
Arthrogryposis distal type II - kyphoscoliosis
Thanos syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Multiple pterygium syndrome - kyphosis
Mikaelian syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Metatropic dwarfism - kyphoscoliosis
Friedreich ataxia - kyphoscoliosis
Desbuquois dysplasia - kyphoscoliosis
Dermato-cardio-skeletal syndrome Borrone type - kyphoscoliosis
Connective tissue dysplasia, Spellacy type - kyphoscoliosis
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Pena-Shokeir syndrome Type 2 - kyphoscoliosis
Juvenile-onset dystonia - kyphoscoliosis
Juvenile Paget disease - kyphoscoliosis
Hypomelanosis of Ito - kyphoscoliosis
Homocystinuria syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Golden-Lakin syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Chromosome 9/mosaic - kyphoscoliosis
Tuberculosis
Snyder-Robinson syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Oculopalatocerebral syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Larsen syndrome, dominant type - kyphoscoliosis
Fucosidosis - kyphoscoliosis
Eccentrochondrodysplasia - kyphoscoliosis
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1A - kyphoscoliosis
Chromosome 8 trisomy syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Chromosome 1q duplication syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Chromosome 17q, partial duplication - kyphoscoliosis
Chromosome 10, distal trisomy 10q - kyphoscoliosis
Campomelic dysplasia - kyphoscoliosis
Anauxetic dysplasia - kyphoscoliosis
Achard syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Sponastrime dysplasia - kyphoscoliosis
Parastremmatic dwarfism - kyphoscoliosis
McDonough syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Jarcho-Levin Syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Ichthyosis-cheek-eyebrow syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2K - kyphoscoliosis
Carbohydrate deficiency glycoprotein syndrome type II - kyphoscoliosis
Loewenthal syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Dysostosis acral with facial and genital abnormalities - kyphoscoliosis
Roussy-Lévy hereditary areflexic dystasia - kyphoscoliosis
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, recessive, acute infantile - kyphoscoliosis
Marinesco-Sjögren I - kyphoscoliosis
King-Denborough syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Borrone-Di Rocco-Crovato syndrome - kyphoscoliosis
Vertebral body fusion overgrowth - Kyphosis
Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity - kyphosis
Renal rickets - kyphosis
Osteogenesis imperfecta Type I - kyphosis
Osteodysplasia, familial, Anderson type - kyphosis
Opthalmoplegia progressive external scoliosis - kyphosis
Morquio syndrome - kyphosis
Fucosidosis type 1 - lumbar kyphosis
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI - kyphosis
Chitayat-Moore-Del Bigio syndrome - kyphosis
Generalized gangliosidosis GM1
Hurler's disease
Long term steroids
Wrinkly skin syndrome - kyphosis
Rhizomelic syndrome - kyphosis
Omphalocele -- exstrophy -- imperforate anus - kyphosis
Myopathy with lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia - kyphosis
Mental retardation, X-linked, Cabezas type - kyphosis
Lethal chondrodysplasia, Moerman type - kyphosis
KBG Syndrome - kyphosis
Gaucher disease type 3 - kyphosis
Engelhard-Yatziv syndrome - kyphosis
Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen Syndrome - kyphosis
Daish-Hardman-Lamont syndrome - kyphosis
Chromosome 21 monosomy - kyphosis
Chromosome 15q tetrasomy syndrome - kyphosis
Chromosome 10p deletion syndrome - kyphosis
Angiokeratoma -- mental retardation -- coarse face - kyphosis
Abetalipoproteinaemia
Osteomalacia
Morquio's disease
Osteoid osteoma
Syringomyelia
Weaver Syndrome - kyphosis
Spondyloenchondrodysplasia - kyphosis
Skeletal dysplasia -- orofacial anomalies - kyphosis
Scheuermann's disease - kyphosis
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 4 - kyphosis
Muscular dystrophy, congenital, infantile with cataract -- hypogonadism - kyphosis
Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome - kyphosis
Microcephaly -- glomerulonephritis -- Marfanoid habitus - kyphosis
Mental retardation -- macrocephaly -- coarse facies -- hypotonia - kyphosis
Marden-Walker Syndrome - kyphosis
Chromosome 8p duplication syndrome - kyphosis
Chromosome 5q deletion syndrome - kyphosis
Chromosome 20p deletion syndrome - kyphosis
Pseudoachondroplasia - kyphosis
Scheuerman's disease
Fracture-dislocation
Stoll-Alembik-Finck syndrome - kyphosis
Richieri-Costa Da Silva syndrome - kyphosis
Marfan syndrome - kyphosis
Heart defects -- limb shortening - kyphosis
Fryns-Fabry-Remans syndrome - kyphosis
Emerinopathy - kyphosis
Chromosome 8q duplication syndrome - kyphosis
Chromosome 6q deletion syndrome - kyphosis
Buntinx-Lormans-Martin syndrome - kyphosis
Berk-Tabatznik syndrome - cervical kyphosis
Bentham-Driessen-Hanveld syndrome - kyphosis
Chromosome 9p duplication syndrome
Paget's disease
Neurofibromatosis
Dwarfism
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda - kyphosis
Spinal dysostosis, type Anhalt - kyphosis
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste - kyphosis
Nonkeratan-sulfate-excreting Morquio syndrome - kyphosis
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b - kyphosis
Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 2 - kyphosis
Chromosome 9q duplication syndrome - kyphosis
3q deletion - kyphosis
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine
Cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency
Diastrophic dwarfism
Muscle dystrophies
Radiation therapy
Congenital
Seckle syndrome - kyphosis
Stiff-Person Syndrome - kyphosis
Osteochondrodysplatic dwarfism -- deafness -- retinitis pigmentosa - kyphosis
Ophthalmoplegia, progressive external -- scoliosis - kyphosis
Native American myopathy - kyphosis
Homocystinuria - kyphosis
Ectodermal dysplasia -- neurosensory deafness - kyphosis
Chromosome 15q duplication syndrome - kyphosis
Arthrogryposis due to muscular dystrophy - kyphosis
Hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy type 3
Fryns-van den Berghe syndrome
Osteochondritis
Carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome type 1a
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 3
Posture
Weismann-Netter-Stuhl Syndrome - Kyphosis
Mental retardation -- hip luxation -- G6PD variant - kyphosis
Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome - kyphosis
Larsen-like syndrome, lethal type - kyphosis
Gurrieri-Sammito-Bellussi syndrome - kyphosis
Erdheim disease II - kyphosis
Chromosome 22, trisomy - kyphosis
Chromosome 17p, partial duplication - kyphosis
47,XXX syndrome - kyphosis
Proteus syndrome - kyphosis
Marshall-Smith-Weaver syndrome
Achondroplasia - kyphosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ruvalcaba-Reichert-Smith syndrome
Ankylosing spondylitis
Pott's disease
Tuberculosis of the spine
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
Vertebral fractures
Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia joint laxity - kyphosis
Shoulder and thorax deformity, congenital heart disease - kyphosis
Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6 - lumbar kyphosis
Leukodystrophy - Kyphosis
Fucosidosis type II - lumbar kyphosis
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, kyphoscoliosis type - kyphosis
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, 6B - kyphosis
Arthrogryposis, distal, type 2A - kyphosis
Neurofibromatosis type 1
3M syndrome
Mucopolysaccharidosis VII
CAMFAK syndrome
Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Jansen type
Burton syndrome
Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 3, juvenile
Osteochondrodystrophy
Arthrogryphosis multiplex congenita
Intraspinal tumor
Verloes Gillerot Fryns syndrome - Kyphosis
Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia - kyphosis
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1A - kyphosis
Morquio syndrome type A - kyphosis
Mental retardation, X-linked, 93 - kyphosis
Marfan Syndrome type 2 - kyphosis
Fryns macrocephaly - kyphosis
Chromosome 1p deletion syndrome - kyphosis
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, distal, X-linked - kyphosis
Acromesomelic dysplasia, Maroteaux type - kyphosis
3C syndrome - kyphosis
Bruck syndrome
Myeloma
Crush fracture of the vertebra (see Vertebral fracture)
Gargoylism
Poliomyelitis
Cerebral palsy with spastic paralysis (see Spastic paralysis)
Idiopathic kyphosis
Marfan's syndrome
Polio
Williams Syndrome - kyphosis
Urban Roger Meyer syndrome - Kyphosis
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1B - kyphosis
Neurofibromatosis-2 - kyphosis
Nemaline myopathy, early onset type - kyphosis
Muscular dystrophy -- congenital infantile cataract -- hypogonadism - kyphosis
Morquio syndrome, type B - kyphosis
Microcephaly -- cervical spine fusion anomalies - kyphosis
Lateral body wall complex - kyphosis
Glycogenosis type 2 - kyphosis
Glycogen storage disease type 2 - kyphosis
Frank-Ter Haar syndrome - kyphosis
FACES syndrome - kyphosis
Chromosome 8p inverted duplication syndrome - kyphosis
Borjeson Syndrome - kyphosis
Arthropathy, progressive pseudorheumatoid, of childhood - kyphosis
Metatropic dwarfism type 1
Koslowski-Maroteaux-Spranger syndrome
Contractural arachnodactyly
Paget's disease of bone
Schwartz-Jampel-Aberfeld syndrome
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Muscular dystrophy
Elhers Danlos Syndrome
Spondylocostal dysostosis, autosomal recessive - kyphosis
Intracranial aneurysms -- multiple congenital anomaly - kyphosis
Davenport-Donlan syndrome - kyphosis
Chromosome 14q, proximal duplication - kyphosis
Friedreich's ataxia
Cerebral palsy

More causes:see full list of causes for Kyphosis

Common Causes of Kyphosis

Following is a list of common causes of Kyphosis:

Other Causes of Kyphosis

Following is a list of other causes of Kyphosis:

Osteochondral dysolasia
Collapsed vertebrae
Poor posture
Congenital abnormality
Spondylitis

Causes of Kyphosis (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Kyphosis that are listed by the Diseases Database:

Source: Diseases Database

Kyphosis Causes: Risk Factors

The following conditions have been cited in various sources as potentially causal risk factors related to Kyphosis:

Kyphosis Causes: Male-Female Gender Ratio

Gender of Patients for Kyphosis: Mostly in women (because they get more cases of osteoporosis)...more »

Kyphosis: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Kyphosis, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Kyphosis:

Kyphosis: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Kyphosis: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Kyphosis:

Mobile kyphosis
Fixed kyphosis - from collapsed vertebrae
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Causes of Broader Categories of Kyphosis: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

Kyphosis as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Kyphosis as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Kyphosis. Our database lists the following as having Kyphosis as a complication of that condition:

Kyphosis as a symptom:

Conditions listing Kyphosis as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Kyphosis. Our database lists the following as having Kyphosis as a symptom of that condition:

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As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Kyphosis may be found in:

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