Physical development and bone mineral density of children with inflammatory bowel diseases
I. A. Bavykina,
V. S. Ledneva,
D. V. Bavykin
et al.
Abstract:Relevance. Inflammatory bowel diseases can cause a lag in physical development and a decrease in the nutritional status of children. Therapy with glucocorticosteroids can aggravate the process of formation of the body and reduce the mineralization of bone tissue.Materials and methods. The study included 24 children aged 5 to 17 years with inflammatory bowel diseases, of which 19 patients did not use glucocorticosteroids in therapy – group 1, and group 2–5 children on hormone therapy. The groups did not differ … Show more
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