Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures, Secondary Developing to Long Term Glucocorticoid and Cyclosyporin-A Use: A Case Report | Zendy

Selda Çiftçi | Zendy; Jülide Öncü Alptekin | Zendy; Zehra Duman | Zendy; Cansu Mert | Zendy; Rana Terlemez | Zendy; Figen Yılmaz | Zendy; Banu Kuran | Zendy

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Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures, Secondary Developing to Long Term Glucocorticoid and Cyclosyporin-A Use: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Selda Çiftçi,

Jülide Öncü Alptekin,

Zehra Duman,

Cansu Mert,

Rana Terlemez,

Figen Yılmaz,

Banu Kuran

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

turkish journal of osteoporosis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108

H-Index - 5

ISSN - 2146-3816

DOI - 10.4274/tod.99815

Subject(s) - glucocorticoid , term (time) , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics

Many side effects are encountered during the use of glucocorticoids. Osteoporosis is a common side effect of bone metabolism. The side effect increase with high dose and long-term use of steroids. In this article, we report a case of uncontrolled glucocorticoid use for 6 years due to ocular involvement due to Behçet’s disease and a young male with osteoporotic fracture of the dorsal and lumbar vertebrae due to cyclosporine use for 3 years. To sum up, this case shows that steroids and combination treatments should be used with appropriate dose and duration in absolute indications and patients should be monitored in order

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