title: Update on Bone Health in Pediatric Chronic Disease.
abstract: Children and adolescents with chronic disease are predisposed to impaired bone health. Pediatric illness, including type 1 diabetes mellitus, celiac disease, and cystic fibrosis, have significant risk of low bone mineralization and fracture due to underlying inflammation, malabsorption, lack of physical activity, and delayed puberty. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry is the primary imaging method to assess bone health in this population. The purpose of this review is to update readers about the assessment and management of bone health in children with common pediatric chronic illnesses and review recent advances in the prevention and treatment of impaired bone health.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA. Electronic address: Kristen.williams@mountsinai.org.
authors.forename: Kristen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Bone mineral density; Chronic disease; DXA; Osteoporosis; Pediatric