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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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| 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 |