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Symptoms of Paget's disease
Around 60 to 80% of people with paget’s disease of bone have no symptoms at all. This is because the abnormal or deformed bones are localised to one particular part of the body.
When symptoms do occur they can include:
- deep aching in the bones that is not eased by rest or exercise,
- shooting pains in the affected area,
- abnormalities such as bowing (curving) of the leg or spine, or skull enlargement,
- and muscle weakness, due to enlarged bones applying pressure to nerves.
Symptoms can also include deafness, dizziness, tinnitus (ringing or noise in the ear) and disturbances in vision. This is caused by increased pressure on the nerves in the head if the condition causes your skull to enlarge.
If a bone is affected near a joint (the point of connection between two bones), the condition can also cause arthritis (inflammation of the joint). There may also be bone fractures because of the disease, which may occur for no apparent reason or from very minor injuries.
