Bone Mineral Density in Children with Atopic Dermatitis

Use of topical corticosteroids in the previous 5 years was not associated with a decrease in BMD.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic skin disease in children that is usually treated with courses of topical corticosteroid therapy. The risk for decreased bone mineral density (BMD) with chronic topical steroid use is unknown. Low BMD has been reported in 30% of adult patients with AD, although a causative role for topical steroid use was not established.

Investigators from a Dutch children's hospital conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of low BMD in children with AD. Sixty patients (age range, 5–16 years) from the pediatric dermatology outpatient clinic were enrolled. Inclusion criteria were SCORing Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) score >20; more than four outpatient visits in 1 year; hospital admission for AD; …

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Mary Wu Chang, MD

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Consultant / Advisory board Pierre Fabre; Valeant

Speaker’s bureauPierre Fabre

Mary Wu Chang, MD

Disclosures

Consultant / Advisory board Pierre Fabre; Valeant

Speaker’s bureauPierre Fabre

Bone Mineral Density in Children with Atopic Dermatitis

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