Osteonecrosis following alcohol, cocaine, and steroid use.

Authors
Ziraldo, Laura
O'Connor, Mortimer B
Blake, Simon P
Phelan, Mark J
Affiliation
Department of Medicine, South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital, Cork,, Ireland.
Issue Date
2012-02-01T10:42:56Z
MeSH
Adult
Alcoholism/complications/*pathology
Ankle/pathology/radiography
Cocaine-Related Disorders/complications/*pathology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Osteonecrosis/*chemically induced/complications/radiography
Steroids/*adverse effects
Substance-Related Disorders/complications/*pathology

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Citation
Subst Abus. 2011 Jul;32(3):170-3.
Journal
Substance abuse : official publication of the Association for Medical Education, and Research in Substance Abuse
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/207773
DOI
10.1080/08897077.2011.562751
PubMed ID
21660880
Abstract
Alcohol, steroids and cocaine have all been shown to be independent risk factors for osteonecrosis when taken in excess. Here we present a case of a young girl who developed debilitating osteonecrosis secondary to low doses of alcohol, steroids and cocaine. We feel it is important to highlight to those caring for such patients of the potential devastating complication of these three agents.
Language
eng
ISSN
1547-0164 (Electronic)
0889-7077 (Linking)
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