Spontaneous bone infarction of the distal femur in a patient with Cushing's disease: a case report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.bonr.2021.100756 and PMC identifier 7905338.
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Abstract
Avascular necrosis of the femoral head is a well-known complication of treatment with high dosage glucocorticoids and has been described in a few patients with Cushing's syndrome. In this case report, we describe the, to our knowledge, first case of a patient with endogenous Cushing's syndrome with a bone infarction located in the distal femur. In patients with Cushing's syndrome and bone pain, the diagnosis of bone infarction should be considered as it can occur as a rare complication of hypercortisolism.