ea0035p44 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2014
Schulz Julia
, Koetz Kathrin
, Ventz Manfred
, Diederich Sven
, Quinkler Marcus
Introduction: Patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) and patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) receive glucocorticoid replacement therapy, which might cause osteoporosis.Objective: i) Is bone mineral density (BMD) depending on the height of the daily glucocorticoid dose? ii) Is BMD decreasing over a 2-year period of glucocorticoid replacement therapy?Methods: Prospective, longitudinal study including 56 pati...