Osteomalacia
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What is osteomalacia?
Osteomalacia is a metabolic bone disease in adults characterized by incomplete mineralization of the bone, usually because of severe vitamin D deficiency or abnormal vitamin D metabolism.
Common symptoms reported by people with osteomalacia
Treatments taken by people for osteomalacia
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Compare treatments taken by people with osteomalacia
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have osteomalacia through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with osteomalacia? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has osteomalacia on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 6 say osteomalacia is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 1 | |
| 40s | 4 | |
| 50s | 1 | |
| 60s | 2 | |
| 70+ | 7 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 0 | |
| 20-29 years | 1 | |
| 30-39 years | 2 | |
| 40-49 years | 1 | |
| 50-59 years | 1 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 3 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 3 | |
| Female | 25 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 22 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2 |