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Avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to low-dose corticosteroid used in a patient with panhypopituitarism: A case report and literature review

Osteonecrosis, commonly known as avascular necrosis (AVN) of bone, is one of the universally recognized side effects of high-dose steroids and commonly involves femur head leading to significant morbidity. However, the development of AVN in the femoral head due to low-dose oral corticosteroid therap...

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Autores principales: Çalapkulu, Murat, Kızılgül, Muhammed, Sencar, Muhammed Erkam, Düğer, Hakan, Uçan, Bekir, Çakal, Erman, Özbek, Mustafa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bayçınar Medical Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7489177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32584743
http://dx.doi.org/10.5606/ehc.2020.72773