Severe kyphosis secondary to glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in a young adult with Cushing's disease: A case report and literature review

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-193

  Freehill, Angela K ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior posterior spinal fusion; Cushing's disease; Glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis; Kyphosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCIUM; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISONE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KYPHOSIS; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MALFORMATION; STEROID THERAPY;

ADENOMA; ADULT; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0033555747     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199901150-00022     Document Type: Article

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