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Osteonecrosis in a patient with immune thrombocytopenic purpura
Author(s) -
Smith Roy E.,
Chelmowski Mark K.,
Anderson Tom
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.2830260113
Subject(s) - thrombocytopenic purpura , prednisone , medicine , complication , immune system , purpura (gastropod) , surgery , pediatrics , immunology , ecology , biology
We report a case of osteonecrosis in a 26‐year‐old woman treated with prednisone for immune thrombocytopenic purpura. The unusual complication occurred after a much shorter course of steroids of a considerably smaller cumulative dose than in previously reported cases.