Osteoporosis in a Male Patient with Leprosy: A Case Report
Leprosy is a chronical infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium Leprae involving peripheral nerve, skin, reticuloendothelial system, eyes, testicles and other internal organs. Low bone mineral density in male patients with leprosy due to inactivity, neuropathy, musculosceletal pathology, testicula...
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| author | Özcan Hız Yasemin Özkan Elif Gülcü İbrahim Tekeoğlu |
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| description | Leprosy is a chronical infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium Leprae involving peripheral nerve, skin, reticuloendothelial system, eyes, testicles and other internal organs. Low bone mineral density in male patients with leprosy due to inactivity, neuropathy, musculosceletal pathology, testicular atrophy and hypogonadism is possible. In this report, we present a male case with hypogonadism and testicular atrophy caused by leprosy and aim to discuss its effects on androgen and bone mineral density (From the World of Osteoporosis 2010;16:22-4) |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b71f6247205e4986a04d7ae855f840aa2023-02-15T16:15:32ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Osteoporoz Dergisi2147-26532010-04-011612224Osteoporosis in a Male Patient with Leprosy: A Case ReportÖzcan Hız0Yasemin Özkan1Elif Gülcü2İbrahim Tekeoğlu3Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Van, TürkiyeYüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Van, TürkiyeYüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Van, TürkiyeYüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Van, TürkiyeLeprosy is a chronical infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium Leprae involving peripheral nerve, skin, reticuloendothelial system, eyes, testicles and other internal organs. Low bone mineral density in male patients with leprosy due to inactivity, neuropathy, musculosceletal pathology, testicular atrophy and hypogonadism is possible. In this report, we present a male case with hypogonadism and testicular atrophy caused by leprosy and aim to discuss its effects on androgen and bone mineral density (From the World of Osteoporosis 2010;16:22-4)http://www.turkosteoporozdergisi.org/article_4058/Osteoporosis-In-A-Male-Patient-With-Leprosy-A-Case-ReportLeprosymale osteoporosis |
| spellingShingle | Özcan Hız Yasemin Özkan Elif Gülcü İbrahim Tekeoğlu Osteoporosis in a Male Patient with Leprosy: A Case Report Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi Leprosy male osteoporosis |
| title | Osteoporosis in a Male Patient with Leprosy: A Case Report |
| title_full | Osteoporosis in a Male Patient with Leprosy: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Osteoporosis in a Male Patient with Leprosy: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Osteoporosis in a Male Patient with Leprosy: A Case Report |
| title_short | Osteoporosis in a Male Patient with Leprosy: A Case Report |
| title_sort | osteoporosis in a male patient with leprosy a case report |
| topic | Leprosy male osteoporosis |
| url | http://www.turkosteoporozdergisi.org/article_4058/Osteoporosis-In-A-Male-Patient-With-Leprosy-A-Case-Report |
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