ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF ORAL CORTICOSTEROIDS ON BONE-MINERAL DENSITY IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS - A PRELIMINARY-STUDY WITH DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY

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作者
DHILLON, VB
DAVIES, MC
HALL, ML
ROUND, JM
ELL, PJ
JACOBS, HS
SNAITH, ML
ISENBERG, DA
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[1] UNIV COLL & MIDDLESEX SCH MED,INST NUCL MED,LONDON W1P 9PG,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV COLL & MIDDLESEX SCH MED,DEPT CHEM PATHOL,LONDON W1P 9PG,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV COLL & MIDDLESEX SCH MED,DEPT REPROD ENDOCRINOL,LONDON W1P 9PG,ENGLAND
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10.1136/ard.49.8.624
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Dual energy x ray absorptiometry and a wide range of blood and urine tests were used to assess the propensity ofpatients with systemic lupus erythematosus to develop an impairment of bone mineral density. Surprisingly, in this preliminary study no significant differences in bone mineral density were found when patients taking 10 mg or more of prednisolone for six months or longer were compared with those who had never taken prednisolone.
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