Bone mineral density in young adult women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Bone mineral density in young adult women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Background: There is equipoise regarding the status of bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), where patients need to be on long-term low-dose steroids. Objective: We aimed to evaluate BMD at the hip, spine and forearm in women with CAH and compare it to hea...

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Main Authors: Nishant Raizada, Viveka P Jyotsna, Ashish Datt Upadhyay, Nandita Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Bone mineral density
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
osteopenia
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2016;volume=20;issue=1;spage=62;epage=66;aulast=Raizada

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