Bone mineral density in patients with treated Addison's disease
Bone mineral density in patients with treated Addison's disease
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DOI:
10.1007/s001980050251
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发表时间:
1999-01-01
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
Reid, IR
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作者:
Braatvedt, GD;Joyce, M;Reid, IR
Some studies have reported low bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with Addison's disease, whereas others have found BMD to be normal. It is possible that over-replacement of corticosteroids and adrenal androgen deficiency may contribute to a reduction in BMD in these patients. The aims of this study were to examine BMD using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in patients with treated Addison's disease at multiple skeletal sites and to investigate the relationships between these measurements and corticosteroid dose. Nineteen men, 3 premenopausal and 7 postmenopausal women with Addison's disease were studied and data from these patients were analyzed separately and as a group. The mean SEM age and duration of Addison's disease of the men were 44 +/- 3.8 years and 15 +/- 2.2 years, in the premenopausal women 40 +/- 2 years and 5 +/- 2.4 years, and in the postmenopausal women 68 +/- 4 years and 20 +/- 5 years, respectively. Eight men were unexpectedly hypogonadal (serum testosterone