Chronic low-dose glucocorticoid inhalatory therapy as a cause of bone loss in a young man: case report.

We present the case of a young man with precocious bone loss. His improper and irregular use of corticosteroids at low dose was finally recognized as the underlying cause of his unexplainable bone demineralization. The following short review about effects of glucocorticoids on bone suggests fracture incidence and bone mineral density should be assessed even in young people and men perceiving glucocorticoids at undefined dose for long period. PMID: 24554932 [PubMed]
Source: Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab Source Type: research