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Osteoporosis in steroid free therapy against steroid treated therapy in renal transplant patients /

Mohamed Said Mowed

Osteoporosis in steroid free therapy against steroid treated therapy in renal transplant patients / هشاشة العظام فى المرضى المعالجون بعقار الكورتيزون و المعالجون بدونه Mohamed Said Mowed ; Supervised Mohamed hamdey ElAckad , Mostafa Taha , Dorria Salem - Cairo : Mohamed Said Mowed , 2006 - 142 : ill ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of Internal Medicine

The long - term use of corticosteroids is associated with many adverse sequalae , two major complications in renal transplant patients , are excessive weight gain and osteoporosisIn the last decade , a paradigm shift has occurred in the field of renal transplantation , the use of new and powerful immunosuppressive drugs have led to excellent short - term patient and graft survivalDual energy X - ray absorptiometry bone mineral measurement is an unique , non invasive method in detecting bone mass disorderIn this study we evaluate BMD in steroid free and steroid treated renal transplant patientThis study include 20 renal transplant patients divided into two groups : (Group I) : 10 patients with steroid free therapy , (Group II) : 10 patients with steroid treated therapy , both group will be subjected to : history



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