Effect of hypercortisolism on bone mineral density and bone metabolism: A potential protective effect of adrenocorticotropic hormone in patients with Cushing’s disease

Effect of hypercortisolism on bone mineral density and bone metabolism: A potential protective effect of adrenocorticotropic hormone in patients with Cushing’s disease

Objective To investigate the effects of Cushing’s disease (CD) and adrenal-dependent Cushing’s syndrome (ACS) on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone metabolism. Methods Data were retrospectively collected for 55 patients with hypercortisolism (CD, n = 34; ACS n = 21) from January 1997 to June 2014....

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Main Authors: Weihong Guo, Fengao Li, Chonggui Zhu, Baoping Wang, Kunling Wang, Chenlin Dai, Hongwei Jia, Hongyan Wei, Qing He, Jin Cui, Menghua Yuan, Shaofang Tang, Wei Liu, Tiehong Zhu, Zhihong Gao, Fangqiu Zheng, Zhongshu Ma, Huiqi Qu, Mei Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060517725660

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