Avascular Necrosis of the Hip Triggered by COVID-19 Infection in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many people around the world with its primary and secondary consequences. The use of high-dose steroids in its treatment brought along steroid-related femoral head avascular necrosis (AVN) complication. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of bilatera...

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Autores principales: Ergün, Selim, Adıyaman, Can, Şensöz, Ersin, Eceviz, Engin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10092396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37065531
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2022.v12.i06.2844
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many people around the world with its primary and secondary consequences. The use of high-dose steroids in its treatment brought along steroid-related femoral head avascular necrosis (AVN) complication. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of bilaterally developed femoral head AVN following COVID-19 infection in a patient with sickle cell disease (SCD), without the history of steroid use. CONCLUSION: With this case report, we aimed to raise awareness that COVID-19 infection may trigger AVN of the hip joint in SCD patients.

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