The effect of alternate-day low-dose prednisolone on bone age in children with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome

Autor: Zel�l Bircan, Mustafa Soran, Idris Yildirim, Meral Dogan, Arif Sahin, Aslan Bilici, Murat Danaci, Cesare Polito
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Pediatric Nephrology. 10:397-398
ISSN: 1432-198X
0931-041X
DOI: 10.1007/bf00866796
Popis: Radius, ulna, short bones (RUS), carpal (CARP) bone age (BA), tibial corticodiaphyseal (C/D) ratio and trabecular aspect were assessed in 19 children with steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome and 15 age matched healthy children. Both RUS and CARP BA were significantly lower than in the controls. Trabecular aspect and tibial C/D ratio did not show any statistical significance. There was a positive correlation between HSDS and RUS BA delay (r=−0.476, p
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