Bilateral transient osteoporosis of the hip associated with pregnancy: A case report.
- Author:
Jee Hyun PARK
1
;
Hyun Jae JEONG
;
Eun Seop SONG
;
Woo Young LEE
;
Sun Won PARK
;
Se Ryun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. wylee4723@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
TOH;
Pregnancy
- MeSH:
Arthritis;
Disease Progression;
Early Diagnosis;
Female;
Hip;
Humans;
Korea;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Osteomyelitis;
Osteonecrosis;
Osteoporosis;
Postpartum Period;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2009;52(4):460-464
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Transient osteoporosis of the hip (TOH) associated with pregnancy is a rare, self- limiting skeletal disorder affecting women, usually in the third trimester, which resolves spontaneously within several months postpartum. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used primarily for early diagnosis and monitoring the disease progression. Early differentiation from more aggressive conditions such as avascular osteonecrosis, septic coxitis, arthritis, osteomyelitis with long-term sequela is essential to avoid unnecessary treatment. Unilateral involvement of TOH is common. To our knowledge, there has been no case with bilateral involvement of TOH during pregnancy in Korea. We report a rare case with bilateral TOH associated with pregnancy.
