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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed doi:10.1136/adc.2006.110874

Bone status of 5-8 year olds, treated with dexamethasone for chronic lung disease of prematurity

  1. Judith A Eelloo (judith.eelloo{at}cmmc.nhs.uk)
  1. Department of Paediatrics, Saint Mary's Hospital for Women & Children, United Kingdom
    1. Steven A Roberts (steve.roberts{at}manchester.ac.uk)
    1. Biostatistics Group, School of Epidemiology & Health Sciences, Uni of Manchester, United Kingdom
      1. Anthony J. B. Emmerson (anthony.emmerson{at}cmmc.nhs.uk)
      1. Department of Neonatology, St. Mary's Hospital for Women & Children, United Kingdom
        1. Kathryn A Ward (kate.ward{at}manchester.ac.uk)
        1. Clinical Radiology, Imaging Science & Biomed Engineering, Uni of Manchester, United Kingdom
          1. Judith E Adams (judith.adams{at}manchester.ac.uk)
          1. Clinical Radiology, Imaging Science & Biomed Engineering, Uni of Manchester, United Kingdom
            1. M Zulf Mughal (zulf.mughal{at}cmmc.nhs.uk)
            1. Department of Paediatrics, Saint Mary's Hospital for Women & Children, United Kingdom
              • Published Online First 17 August 2007

              Abstract

              Total body bone mineral content and bone mineral apparent density of the lumbar spine were lower in children whose chronic lung disease was treated with dexamethasone (Dx) in the neonatal period, compared to pre-term controls. Therefore, Dx treatment in the neonatal period appears to cause impairment of mineralisation, which persists into childhood.

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