Primary biliary cirrhosis and osteoporosis: a case-control study

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J Bone Miner Metab (2008) 26:379–384 DOI 10.1007/s00774-007-0833-1

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE Aziza Mounach · Zhor Ouzzif · Ghizlane Wariaghli Lahsen Achemlal · Imane Benbaghdadi · Aziz Aouragh Ahmed Bezza · Abdellah El Maghraoui

Primary biliary cirrhosis and osteoporosis: a case-control study

Received: May 12, 2007 / Accepted: December 2, 2007

Abstract Osteoporosis is a common complication of chronic liver disease, from cholestatic disorders to autoimmune, alcoholic, and posthepatitic cirrhosis. Osteoporosis appears more striking in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) because the disease usually affects elderly women, who are naturally prone to osteoporosis. Our aims were (1) to compare the prevalence of osteoporosis (T-score
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