Bone mineral density changes in osteoporotic and osteopenic patients after COVID-19 infection

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is linked to high levels of inflammatory cytokines and prolonged immobilization; furthermore, corticosteroid treatment leads to increased bone loss and resorption. We aimed to study the change in bone mineral density (BMD) after COVID-19 infection in osteoporotic and osteopenic patients. One hundred osteoporotic or osteopenic patients were selected in this single-center retrospective study; the patients were divided into two groups. Group 1 included 56 patients who got COVID-19 infection. Group 2 included 44 patients who did not get COVID-19 infection. BMD was assessed at baseline, after 9 months of COVID infection, and then after 1 year follow-up using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan. Results There was no significant difference between two groups regarding demographic data (p > 0.05); there was a significant decrease in BMD of the lumbar region and femur at 9 months as compared to baseline in group1 (p < 0.001), while there was a significant increase in the lumbar BMD of osteoporotic patients who did not get COVID infection after 21 months. Concerning activity of COVID infection, there was a significant difference between the three subgroups of COVID patients regarding percentage of change in BMD after 9 months, the severe group having the highest decrease in BMD (p < 0.001). Conclusions COVID-19 may have deleterious effect on BMD in osteoporotic patients. It is recommended to assess BMD in osteoporotic/osteopenic patients who got COVID infection to detect if there is an increased risk of fracture which may necessitate post-COVID change in the therapeutic intervention plan..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:49

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Egyptian rheumatology & rehabilitation - 49(2022), 1 vom: Dez.

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Elmedany, Samah Hamdy [VerfasserIn]
Badr, Omaima Ibrahim [VerfasserIn]
Abu-Zaid, Mohammed Hassan [VerfasserIn]
Tabra, Samar Abd Alhamed [VerfasserIn]

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Bone mineral density
COVID-19
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis treatment

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© The Author(s) 2022

doi:

10.1186/s43166-022-00165-7

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OLC2080154443