Isolated Knee Osteonecrosis Secondary to Corticosteroid Use in Two Patients with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

YAĞCI, İLKER; Agirman, Mehmet; Akyuz, Guelseren

doi:10.4274/tftr.56.94

Isolated Knee Osteonecrosis Secondary to Corticosteroid Use in Two Patients with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.56, sa.2, ss.94-96, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 56 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tftr.56.94
Dergi Adı: TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.94-96
Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is characterized by low platelet count and mucocutaneous bleeding and steroids are commonly used for the treatment of this disorder. Osteonecrosis is one of the well-known side effects of steroids. However, no case of isolated knee osteonecrosis after steroid use has been reported in the literature to date. In this paper, we presented two cases of knee osteonecrosis who had received steroids for the treatment of ITP. Turk J Phys Med Rehab 2010;56:94-6.