Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis Primary osteoporosis - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis - postmenopausal osteoporosis - senile osteoporosis Secondary osteoporosis Endocrine origin - hypogonadism - hypercortisolism (steroid medication. Cushing syndrome) - hyperthyroidism - hyperparathyroidism - hyperprolactinemia - diabetes mellitus Gastrointestinal diseases - chronic inflammatory bowel diseases - malabsorption - malnutrition - primary biliary cirrhosis - lactose intolerance Bone marrow diseases - multiple myeloma (plasmacytoma) - diffuse bone metastases Rheumatological and connective tissue diseases - rheumatoid arthritis - osteogenesis imperfecta - Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - Marfan syndrome - homocystinuria Other causes - immobilization - chronic alcoholism - organ transplantation - other #Osteoporosis #Secondary #Causes #Differential #Endocrine #Diagnosis