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Avascular necrosis less frequently found in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with the use of alternate day corticosteroid

BACKGROUND/AIM: Avascular necrosis (AVN) is the death of bone due to compromise of blood flow. The etiology of AVN is multifactorial; corticosteroid usage is the second most significant factor after trauma, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common underlying disease. The objective o...

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Autores principales: DOGAN, İsmail, KALYONCU, Umut, KILIÇ, Levent, AKDOĞAN, Ali, KARADAĞ, Ömer, KİRAZ, Sedat, A. BİLGEN, Şule, ERTENLİ, İhsan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7080371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31905492
http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-1908-182