Increased risk of osteoporotic fractures in patients with Cushing's syndrome

Vestergaard, P; Lindholm, J; Jorgensen, JO; Hagen, C; Hoeck, HC; Laurberg, P; Rejnmark, L; Brixen, K; Kristensen, LO; Feldt-Rasmussen, U; Mosekilde, L

doi:10.1530/eje.0.1460051

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Increased risk of osteoporotic fractures in patients with Cushing's syndrome

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P Vestergaard

J Lindholm

JO Jorgensen

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if fracture risk was increased in patients with Cushing's syndrome due to the increased endogenous cortisol production. DESIGN: Cohort. METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to 125 patients with Cushing's syndrome diagnosed between 1985 and 1999 in Denmark. The...

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