Background: Osteoporosis is a leading cause of morbidity in patients affected by β-thalassemia major or intermediate; we aimed to assess the association between demineralization observed in young thalassemic patients. Methods: A total of 88 patients with β-thalassemia were recruited at Microcitemia Center of Taranto Hospital under the Prevention Osteoporosis and Fractures research project from 2008 to 2010. All the patients were screened with both dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and quantitative ultrasound (QUS). T score and Z score values were obtained for each subject. Results: The overall prevalence of demineralization was 84% with DXA and 70% with QUS, whereas normality was found in 16% of patients screened with DXA and in 30% of cases with QUS. Hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis-B, and the presence of previous fragility fractures were significantly associated with the demineralization status (lower T scores values) both with DXA and QUS. CONCLUSION: Our data confirm that DXA and QUS examinations are both useful for detecting bone demineralization in thalassemic patients. © 2013 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

The ability of lumbar Spine DXA and phalanx QUS to detect previous fractures in young thalassemic patients with hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, diabetes, and hepatitis-B: A 2-year subgroup analysis from the taranto area of Apulia Region / Argentiero, A.; Neglia, C.; Peluso, A.; Di Rosa, S.; Ferrarese, A.; Di Tanna, G.; Caiaffa, V.; Benvenuto, M.; Cozma, A.; Chitano, G.; Agnello, N.; Paladini, D.; Baldi, N.; Distante, A.; Piscitelli, P.. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 1077-4114. - 35:6(2013), pp. e260-e264. [10.1097/MPH.0b013e31828e6cab]

The ability of lumbar Spine DXA and phalanx QUS to detect previous fractures in young thalassemic patients with hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, diabetes, and hepatitis-B: A 2-year subgroup analysis from the taranto area of Apulia Region

Argentiero A.
;
Neglia C.;
2013-01-01

Abstract

Background: Osteoporosis is a leading cause of morbidity in patients affected by β-thalassemia major or intermediate; we aimed to assess the association between demineralization observed in young thalassemic patients. Methods: A total of 88 patients with β-thalassemia were recruited at Microcitemia Center of Taranto Hospital under the Prevention Osteoporosis and Fractures research project from 2008 to 2010. All the patients were screened with both dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and quantitative ultrasound (QUS). T score and Z score values were obtained for each subject. Results: The overall prevalence of demineralization was 84% with DXA and 70% with QUS, whereas normality was found in 16% of patients screened with DXA and in 30% of cases with QUS. Hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis-B, and the presence of previous fragility fractures were significantly associated with the demineralization status (lower T scores values) both with DXA and QUS. CONCLUSION: Our data confirm that DXA and QUS examinations are both useful for detecting bone demineralization in thalassemic patients. © 2013 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2013
The ability of lumbar Spine DXA and phalanx QUS to detect previous fractures in young thalassemic patients with hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, diabetes, and hepatitis-B: A 2-year subgroup analysis from the taranto area of Apulia Region / Argentiero, A.; Neglia, C.; Peluso, A.; Di Rosa, S.; Ferrarese, A.; Di Tanna, G.; Caiaffa, V.; Benvenuto, M.; Cozma, A.; Chitano, G.; Agnello, N.; Paladini, D.; Baldi, N.; Distante, A.; Piscitelli, P.. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 1077-4114. - 35:6(2013), pp. e260-e264. [10.1097/MPH.0b013e31828e6cab]
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