TY - JOUR AU - Saidenberg-Kermanac’h, Nathalie AU - Semerano, Luca AU - Nunes, Hilario AU - Sadoun, Danielle AU - Guillot, Xavier AU - Boubaya, Marouane AU - Naggara, Nicolas AU - Valeyre, Dominique AU - Boissier, Marie-Christophe PY - 2014 DA - 2014/03/24 TI - Bone fragility in sarcoidosis and relationships with calcium metabolism disorders: a cross sectional study on 142 patients JO - Arthritis Research & Therapy SP - R78 VL - 16 IS - 2 AB - The prevention of fragility fractures in patients with sarcoidosis is a serious concern and the potential risk of hypercalcemia limits vitamin D and calcium supplementation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for low bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures in sarcoidosis. In particular, we aimed to determine the link among bone fragility and calcium and vitamin D metabolism in this population. SN - 1478-6354 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/ar4519 DO - 10.1186/ar4519 ID - Saidenberg-Kermanac’h2014 ER -