Bilateral Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head Associated with Corticosteroid Therapy for Alopecia Areata: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

    August 2018 in “ Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management ”
    Yutaka Kuroda, Toshiyuki Kawai, Koji Goto, Shuichi Matsuda
    Studysummary This case report discusses a young woman who developed bilateral osteonecrosis of the femoral head after corticosteroid treatment for alopecia areata, underscoring the risk of this complication in patients undergoing such therapy.
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    Research cited in this study 4

    1. Alopecia Areata: An Autoimmune Disease Causing Hair Loss The New England Journal of Medicine · 2012
    2. Alopecia Areata: Evidence-Based Treatments Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery · 2009
    3. Interventions for Alopecia Areata Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine · 2009
    4. Interventions for Alopecia Areata Cochrane library · 2008

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