title: [Osteometric features of duodenal ulcer disease in children depending on the clinical course of the illness].
abstract: In order to study the state of the bone tissue in children with duodenal ulcer, we conducted research of peripheral parts of the radius and ulna at the computer osteodensitometer DTX-100 (Denmark) with the help of the quality X-ray absorptiometry method. Osteopenias of various degrees of severity were revealed in 47.22% of patients under study. The critical age periods for osteopenia formation in children with duodenal ulcers is the age of 12-15 in girls and 13-16 in boys. We revealed a clear dependence of the mineral content and mineral density of the bone tissue on particular characteristics of the duodenal ulcer clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Advanced Training for Doctors, Penza.
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Strukov
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Galeeva
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Shurygina
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Dolgushkina
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Astaf'eva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001846:Bone Development; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002648:Child; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male