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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 1, February 2011, pages 26-29

Role of Alendronate in Managing Osteoporosis in Celiac Disease – Illustrative Case Report

Table

Table 1. Bone Mineral Density at Diagnosis and After 18 Months of Alendronate Treatment in a 32-Year-Old Patient With Osteoporosis Secondary to Celiac Disease
 
Bone scan at diagnosisBone scan after treatment
T - scoreZ - scoreT - scoreZ - score
Lumbar spine-2.8-2.4-1.9-1.6
Right hip-1.9-1.7-2.0-1.7
Left hip-2.1-1.9-1.7-1.4