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Etidronate
Etidronate A bisphosphonate used in the treatment of osteoporosis and Paget's disease.
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Osteoporosis
Break-down or disintegration of bone, resulting in diminished and porous bone mass. Osteoporosis can result from cancer (including breast cancer) that has spread to the bones), some cancer therapies, and estrogen deficiency (estrogen is an important participant in maintaining bone). Osteoporosis can cause pain, deformity (especially of the spine), pathologic fractures (fractures caused by weakened bone), or traumatic fractures (for example, wrist or hip fracture from a fall).
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
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Etidronate disodium
Etidronate disodium is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): etidronate disodium.
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Epiphyseal dysplasia
Developmental skeletal disorder. There are several types.
Erythema chronicum migrans
Spreading annular rash which appears at the site of tick-bite in Lyme disease.
Erythema marginatum
Rash occurring in rheumatic fever.
Erythema nodosum
Red tender subcutaneous swellings, usually found on the lower limbs. Often associated with an asymmetrical, predominantly large joint arthropathy. Sarcoidosis, streptococcal infection and tuberculosis are the commonest triggers, but there are a number of others.
ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate. A blood test commonly used to detect/measure inflammation.
Etidronate
Ewing's sarcoma
A rare malignant bone tumour which rarely arises in the spine. Mainly occurs in the 5 to 20 age group.
Egaten
Antitrematoidal agent for bacteria/fluke infections, based in triclabendazole.
Elidel
A substance used in the treatment of eczema.
Eczema
A disorder of the skin like psoriasis and also considered to be related to malfunctions of the immune system. Symptoms include red, itchy skin and sores that ooze and crust over. One out of ten children develops eczema, but more than half of them lose it by the time they reach their teens.
Entumin
Neuroleptic agent used in the treatment of schizophrenia.
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