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Bone mineral density is usually normal in children with a good nutritional status and preserved lung function, and commonly reduced in adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis [1, 2]. However, several studies have documented the prevalence of low bone mineral density in children [3, 4], with 28–47% of them with osteopenia and 20–34% with osteoporosis. Stahl et al. [5] observed that approximately 42% of cystic fibrosis patients present some type of bone fracture up to 25 years.
Abstract
Bone mineral density assessed using a low-dose chest computed tomography in cystic fibrosis presented a strong correlation with DXA. For CF patients, there is an additional possible benefit of assessing lung and bone health using only one method. http://bit.ly/2vsCYrQ
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: R.G. Feijó Andrade has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: G.C. Forte has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: B. Hochhegger has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: L.A. Pinto has nothing to disclose.
Support statement: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS), the National Research Council of Brazil (CNPq) and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior CAPES.
- Received January 11, 2019.
- Accepted March 13, 2019.
- Copyright ©ERS 2019
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