Bilateral tibia and fibula fractures in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
| Autor: | M. E. Lloyd, J. R. W. Hall, S. Davitt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Bone density Risk Assessment Arthritis Rheumatoid Rheumatology Adrenal Cortex Hormones Bone Density Internal medicine medicine Humans Tibia Fibula Pain Measurement Dose-Response Relationship Drug business.industry Estrogen Replacement Therapy General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Distal tibia Surgery Radiography Tibial Fractures Casts Surgical Fractures Spontaneous Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid disease Osteoporosis Female Radiology business Complication Ankle Joint Densitometry Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Clinical rheumatology. 20(4) |
| ISSN: | 0770-3198 |
| Popis: | A 52-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis treated with low-dose steroids developed bilateral distal tibia and fibula fractures over a 15-month period. Her bone density was within osteopenic levels. Such fractures are an unusual but increasingly recognised complication of rheumatoid disease and its treatment, although there is often diagnostic delay. Bilateral fractures are particularly rare. A high level of clinical suspicion is required for early diagnosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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