Low bone mineral density in adolescents with leukemia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: prolonged steroid therapy for GvHD and endocrinopathy after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation might be major concerns?

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2017 Jan;52(1):144-146. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2016.199. Epub 2016 Aug 1.

Authors

W K Cho¹, M B Ahn¹, J-W Lee¹, N-G Chung¹, M H Jung¹, B Cho¹, B-K Suh¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 27479687
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.199

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bone Density / physiology*
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Endocrine System Diseases / etiology*
Endocrine System Diseases / pathology
Female
Graft vs Host Disease / drug therapy*
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / methods
Humans
Leukemia / complications*
Leukemia / pathology
Male
Retrospective Studies
Steroids / pharmacology
Steroids / therapeutic use*
Transplantation Conditioning / adverse effects*
Transplantation Conditioning / methods

Substances

Steroids