bmd thalassemia minor

To date there are few studies that have investigated bone mineral density (BMD) and markers of bone metabolism in patients with thalassemia minor form. None of the previous trials presented bone structure analysis in the patient populations. We present the case of a 24-year-old Turkish woman with heterozygous beta and alpha thalassemia who sustained a low-trauma fracture of the inferior pubic ramus. Despite normal markers of bone metabolism, the dual X‑ray absorptiometry (DXA) showed decreased areal bone mineral density...

An increasing number of adult thalassaemics have been complaining of aches and pains of varying degrees of severity. In a minority the pains are debilitating and there is stiffness in movement. This study is an attempt to understand the osteoporosis of thalassaemia using DEXA and MRI as the main investigative tools. 122 patients with homozygous beta-thalassaemia were examined by DEXA. It was found that almost half had BMD below two standard deviations from the mean for the normal population, especially in the lumbar spine...

Homozygous beta-thalassemia is a severe hereditary disorder associated with osteopenia. Recently it was suggested that thalassemia minor may be a risk factor for osteoporosis. The purpose of the present study was to investigate this suggestion. Bone mineral status was assessed in 22 premenopausal women and 21 men with beta-thalassemia minor. In vivo neutron activation analysis was applied to measure hand-bone phosphorus (HBP), single-photon absorptiometry to measure forearm bone mineral content (BMC), and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to measure spinal bone mineral density (BMD)...

A case report of a 53 year old postmenopausal woman with severe osteoporosis occurring in association with beta thalassemia trait is presented. She was found to have marked axial osteopenia with lumbar spine bone mineral density that was more than three standard deviations below the mean, but had normal bone mineral density of the proximal radius. A biopsy of the iliac crest showed evidence of high turnover osteoporosis. Bone densitometry of the spine and hip in a consecutive series of eleven asymptomatic individuals with thalassemia trait also is reported...