Does the oral steroid treatment of patients with nasal polyposis cause osteopenia or osteoporosis?

Pernilla Sahlstrand-JohnsonMats HolmströmAnders Ehnhage

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2019)

This prospective study shows that 2-3 moderate courses of OCS annually may be used without high risk of causing osteopenia/osteoporosis in patients with CRSwNP.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
chronic rhinosinusitis
body composition
smoking cessation