A child is diagnosed with juvenile osteoporosis when there is evidence of loss of bone density, resulting in weak, brittle bones. There are two kinds of osteoporosis found in children: idiopathic and secondary. In the rare cases of idiopathic osteoporosis, there is no apparent cause. In secondary osteoporosis, though, another medical condition (such as diabetes or malabsorption disorders) or the medications associated with that condition (inculding antiseizure medications and corticosteroids) have been identified as the source of the bone disease.
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