Bone Mineral Density among adolescent’s patients with β-thalassemia major.

Background: Beta-thalassemia is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy with frequent skeletal complications, often debilitating in adolescent patients. We aim to evaluate the bone mineral density (BMD) by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and ascertain osteoporosis/osteopenia frequency patients β-thalassemia major. Methodology:  In this cross-sectional study, 36 major were enrolled from June 2015 March 2017.  BMD was measured anteroposterior lumbar spine (L1-L4) femoral neck DEXA. For biochemical estimations, blood urine samples obtained analyzed. The results of a test presented as T Z scores. Results: There 20 male 16 female mean age 21.33 ± 3.7 years. content (BMC) 20.10 6.0 gm, 0.65 0.07 gm/cm2. score -3.17 1.04, -3.06 1.06. All had low BMD, depicted their or scores. reported osteoporosis osteopenia 77.7% 22.2%, respectively. Conclusion: remarkable incidence osteoporosis. It recommended perform annual among thalassemic prevent fatal consequences achieve optimal such