| Literature DB >> 3689004 |
I P Wicks1, D Calligeros, W Kidson, J V Bertouch.
Abstract
A case of Cushing's disease presenting with avascular necrosis of the femoral heads is described. Eighteen months after the onset of hip symptoms the patient developed pituitary apoplexy and presented to hospital as a medical emergency. Endogenous hypercortisolism is a rare and important cause of avascular necrosis of bone.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3689004 PMCID: PMC1003389 DOI: 10.1136/ard.46.10.783
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN: 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103