A Debilitating Orthopaedic Complication following Corticosteroid Therapy for Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the scaphoid secondary to corticosteroid use is a rare entity. Previous reports in the literature refer to chronic steroid intake. We report a case secondary to low dose, short term use. AVN has a multifactorial cellular and genetic aetiology and most frequently affects t...

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Autores principales: Rai, Paul, Takwale, Vinay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3997899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24808967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/515361

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3997899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24808967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/515361

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