Treatment of Paget's disease of bone.

Paget's disease of bone is the paradigm of bone focal distortion with accelerated bone turnover. Over the years, a number of different drugs have been used to control its activity but, since biphosphonates were introduced for the treatment of the disease, they have become the preferred treatment. This review will update the therapeutic indications, available drugs and therapeutic response monitoring.

[2011 Up-date of the consensus statement of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology on osteoporosis]. / Actualización 2011 del consenso Sociedad Española de Reumatología de osteoporosis.

OBJECTIVE: Due to increasing improvement in the diagnosis, evaluation and management of osteoporosis and the development of new tools and drugs, the Spanish Society of Rheumatology (SER) has promoted the development of recommendations based on the best evidence available. These recommendations should be a reference to rheumatologists and other health professionals involved in the treatment of patients with osteoporosis. METHODS: Recommendations were developed following a nominal group methodology and based on a systematic review. The level of evidence and degree of recommendation were classified according to the model proposed by the Center for Evidence Based Medicine at Oxford. The level of agreement was established through Delphi technique. Evidence from previous consensus and available clinical guidelines was used. RESULTS: We have produced recommendations on diagnosis, evaluation and management of osteoporosis. These recommendations include the glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, premenopausal and male osteoporosis. CONCLUSIONS: We present the SER recommendations related to the biologic therapy risk management.

[Characteristics of Paget's disease in Spain. Data from the National Paget's Register]. / Características de la enfermedad ósea de Paget en España. Datos del Registro Nacional de Paget.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients included in the National Register of Paget's disease. METHODS: A Register of patients with Paget disease (PD), radiologically confirmed, and pertaining to 25 hospitals was analysed. Clinical and epidemiological data were collected, including age, sex, date and presentations at time of diagnosis, treatment, quality of life (QL) (EuroQol 5D) and perceived health, environmental factors (profession, history of measles, contact with animals, dairy consumption, housing conditions, place of birth and address) and family history (PD history, origin of the ancestors, number of children). We conducted a statistical description of the data. RESULTS: The register included 602 patients with an average age of 62±11 years and a predominance of male (55%). Of the patients included, 79% showed symptoms at the time of diagnosis, mainly pain (83%); 82% had received treatment, mainly bisphosphonates (47% more than one drug). Despite treatment, a significant proportion had limitations in their QL, especially related to pain (64%), mobility (47%) and anxiety/depression (33%). Most of the patients had been exposed to situations which were considered as risk factors. Of the patients included, 14% had family history of PD and 1.5% had children with PD. The ancestors of the familial cases came more frequently from Avila, Salamanca, La Coruña and Malaga. CONCLUSIONS: The pain and the limitation of mobility decrease the QL of patients with PD despite treatment. Frequently, patients have a history of exposure to risk factors.