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Identifying Risk Factors for Osteonecrosis in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – Rheumatology Advisor
Researchers identified predictors of osteonecrosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Corticosteroid treatment is a major predictor of osteonecrosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); a daily dose of 20 to 39 mg of prednisone for more than 1 month or prednisone greater than 40 mg per month is associated with an increased risk for osteonecrosis, according to study results published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Osteonecrosis, most commonly seen in the femoral head, is a serious complication of SLE. The objective of the current study was to identify predictors of…
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