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Increased Prevalence of Fractures in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Swedish Population-Based National Cohort Study.

Henrik FalhammarLouise FrisénAngelica Lindén HirschbergAgneta NordenskjoldCatarina AlmqvistAnna Nordenström
Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)
Patients with CAH had an increased prevalence of both any fracture and fractures associated with osteoporosis (both sexes) but not for patient neonatally screened. We conclude that fracture risk assessment and glucocorticoid optimization should be performed regularly.
Keyphrases
  • risk assessment
  • risk factors
  • postmenopausal women
  • case report
  • quality improvement
  • bone mineral density
  • human health
  • climate change