ea0033oc2.2 | Oral Communications 2 | BSPED2013
Moon Rebecca
, Gilbert Rodney
, Murphy Liam
, Page Anna
, Taylor Pat
, Cooper Cyrus
, Dennison Elaine
, Davies Justin
Background: Glucocorticoids are frequently used to treat childhood inflammatory disorders, and may cause increased fracture predisposition with reduced bone mineral density (BMD), particularly from trabecular bone loss. The contribution of the underlying inflammatory disease processes to these outcomes is poorly understood. Childhood nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a useful model to investigate the effects of steroids on bone, as recurrent courses are often required, but systemic i...