Differential Diagnosis
The differential diagnoses include other disorders which can cause diffuse osteosclerosis, such as hypervitaminosis D, and hypoparathyroidism, Paget's disease, diffuse bone metastasis of breast or prostate cancer (which tend to be osteoblastic while most metastases are osteolytic), intoxication with fluoride, lead or beryllium, and hematological disorders such as myelofibrosis, sickle cell disease and leukemia.
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