The effect of glucocorticoids on bone mass in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Influence of menopausal state
β Scribed by Orla Skibsted Als; Anders Gotfredsen; Claus Christiansen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 668 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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## Abstract ## Objective Glucocorticoids are suspected to cause atherosclerosis. Because of the possibility that their antiinflammatory effect may be antiatherogenic, this study investigated the effect of glucocorticoids on the arteries of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ## Methods We a
## Objective. To assess the effects of intraarticular (IA) corticosteroid use on bone metabolism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Levels of the bone turnover markers, serum osteocalcin (BGP) and urinary pyridinoline (PYD), were monitored in RA patients for 4 weeks following a s