Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head in Patient with Psoriatic Arthritis.
- Author:
Chan Su PARK
1
;
Woo Jong SEO
;
Yeong Jae CHO
;
Kyeung Woo CHA
;
Chan Woo LEE
;
Dong Ho OH
;
Tae Gwun KIM
;
Pok Kee MIN
;
Do Won KIM
;
Yun Hwan JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Po-hang Saint Mary's Hospital, Pohang, Korea. www.Rheumatis@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Psoriatic arthritis;
Avascular necrosis;
Femoral head
- MeSH:
Alcoholism;
Arthritis, Psoriatic*;
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip;
Female;
Head*;
Humans;
Hyperuricemia;
Middle Aged;
Necrosis*;
Rare Diseases;
Risk Factors;
Steroids
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
2003;10(3):305-309
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Psoriatic arthritis and avascular necrosis of the femoral head each are relatively common diseases. However, avascular necrosis of the femoral head in psoriatic arthritisis extremely rare disease and a few cases have been reported to date. It is suggested that the use of steroids or chemotherapeutic agents, hyperuricemia, alcohol abuse, immunologic disorders, coagulopathies are risk factors of the development of avascular necrosis of the femoral head in psoriatic arthritis. This report describes a 58-year-old female patient without any of forementioned risk factors who underwent total hip replacement for femoral head avascular necrosis associated with psoriatic arthritis.
