Open AccessLupus erythematosus and avascular bone necrosis: A clinical study of three cases and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Siemsen Jan K.,
Brook Jack,
Meister Lester
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780050506
Subject(s) - avascular necrosis , medicine , lupus erythematosus , vasculitis , femoral head , necrosis , systemic lupus erythematosus , corticosteroid , dermatology , pathology , surgery , disease , immunology , antibody
Avascular necrosis of the femoral head was observed in two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and one patient with facial discoid lupus erythematosus and equivocal evidence of dissemination. Histologic studies in one case suggested widespread vasculitis. One of the patients had never received corticosteroid treatment. Therefore, it seems somewhat more likely that the avascular necrosis is due to lupus erythematosus than to steroid‐induced vasculitis.