.. Objective: To evaluate effectiveness of treating previously untreated patients with celiac disease with both a gluten free diet and bisphosphonate in order to significantly increase their BMD’s to a greater extent than a gluten free diet alone. Patients and methods: The study was conducted in National Institute of Child Health (NICH) Karachi to evaluate the effectiveness of treating previous...

Background: C Treatment in all forms of CAH includes lifelong replacement steroids. Steroids have an impact on bone health multiple ways and are known to cause osteoporosis when given high doses or for a longer duration. Objective: To evaluate mineral density (BMD), using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan children with taking long-term steroids presenting the pediatric endocrinology ...

Background Osteoporosis is a common complication of Rheumatic diseases. The association between osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis clearly demonstrated while this still debated as well for the screening by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) or to demonstrate an increased risk fracture on radiography in population Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). prevalence fragility fractures reported medical...

OBJECTIVE To determine the correlation between dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and skin fold thickness (SKF) equations for estimation of body fat (BF) composition in secondary school children and validation of prediction equations by Slaughter, Goran and Dezenberg. DESIGN Cross sectional analytical study. SETTING Joint Commission for International Accredited (JCIA) tertiary care hos...

BACKGROUND The body composition varies according to different life styles (i.e. intake calories and caloric expenditure). Therefore, it is wise to record military personnel's body composition periodically and encourage those who abide to the regulations. Different methods have been introduced for body composition assessment: invasive and non-invasive. Amongst them, the Jackson and Pollock equat...