Bone mineral density in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Decreased bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in patients with interstitial lung disease. However, BMD has not been evaluated in steroid-naïve patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We aimed to measure vertebral BMD and investigate its relationship with clinical features in steroid-naïve patients with IPF.

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - July 6, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kohei Ikezoe, Tomohiro Handa, Kiminobu Tanizawa, Takeshi Kubo, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Satoshi Hamada, Kizuku Watanabe, Kensaku Aihara, Akihiko Sokai, Yoshinari Nakatsuka, Shigeo Muro, Sonoko Nagai, Kazuko Uno, Kazuo Chin, Motonari Fukui, Toyohiro Hirai, Michiaki Source Type: research