Open AccessBone health in patients with Cushing's syndrome
Author(s) -
Sk Hammadur Rahaman,
Viveka P Jyotsna,
Devasenathipathy Kandasamy,
V Shreenivas,
Nidhi Gupta,
Nikhil Tandon
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_160_18
Subject(s) - medicine , osteopenia , densitometry , bone mineral , osteoporosis , vitamin d and neurology , hormone , etiology , lumbar spine , endocrinology , urology , surgery
Osteoporosis is a well-recognized complication of Cushing's syndrome (CS). Data on bone health in patients with CS from south Asian countries, which are vitamin D deficient, are scarce.