Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Fractures and Low Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Beta Thalassemia Major

  • Correspondence
  • Published:
Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

References

  1. Voskaridou E, Terpos E (2004) New insights into the pathophysiology and management of osteoporosis in patients with beta thalassaemia. Br J Haematol 127(2):127–139

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Bansal D, Venkateshwaran S, Khandelwal N, Marwaha RK (2011) Quantitative computed tomography is unreliable for measurement of bone mineral density in inadequately chelated adolescent patients with β-thalassemia major: a case-control study. Pediatr Blood Cancer 56(3):409–412

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Merchant R, Udani A, Puri V, D’cruz V, Patkar D, Karkera A (2010) Evaluation of osteopathy in thalassemia by bone mineral densitometry and biochemical indices. Indian J Pediatr 77(9):987–991

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Morabito N, Lasco A, Gaudio A, Crisafulli A, Di Pietro C, Meo A, Frisina N (2002) Bisphosphonates in the treatment of thalassemia-induced osteoporosis. Osteoporos Int 13:644–649

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Vogiatzi MG, Autio KA, Mait JE, Schneider R, Lesser M, Giardina PJ (2005) Low bone mineral density in adolescents with beta thalassemia. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1054:462–466

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

We sincerely thank Dr. Ankush Desai for editorial comments on this paper.

Funding

Financial support was obtained from Shantha Biotech for DXA scans of these children.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, India

    Rahul Naithani, Tulika Seth, H. Pati, Renu Saxena & V. P. Choudhry

  2. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, India

    Nikhil Tandon

  3. Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Jagdish Chandra

  4. Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Rahul Naithani

Authors
  1. Rahul Naithani
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Tulika Seth
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Nikhil Tandon
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Jagdish Chandra
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. H. Pati
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Renu Saxena
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. V. P. Choudhry
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Rahul Naithani.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

Rahul Naithani, Tulika Seth, Nikhil Tandon, Jagdish Chandra, H. Pati, Renu Saxena and V. P. Choudhry declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Informed consent

Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Naithani, R., Seth, T., Tandon, N. et al. Fractures and Low Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Beta Thalassemia Major. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 34, 163–165 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-017-0820-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-017-0820-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation