Abstract
We report an unusual case of osteonecrosis of the femoral head associated with recurrent myopathy and bone abnormalities in a two-year-old girl, in whom symptoms occurred after a ten-day course of oral betamethasone for infectious wheezy bronchitis, and eventually recurred and were worsened by topical treatment; a hypersensitivity to glucocorticoids is hypothesised.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 913-915 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | European Journal of Pediatrics |
Volume | 165 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2006 |
Keywords
- Glucocorticoid hypersensitivity
- Glucocorticoid receptor
- Infectious wheezing
- Inhaled glucocorticoids
- Osteonecrosis
- Toxicity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health