Osteonecrosis associated with HIV infection

To report cases of osteonecrosis in patients who were HIV positive but had no apparent risk factors for osteonecrosis. A computer search of records from two university-affiliated teaching hospitals yielded eight cases of osteonecrosis in HIV-positive patients and patients with AIDS. The patients...

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Published inCanadian Association of Radiologists journal Vol. 46; no. 4; p. 280
Main Authors Tigges, S, Meli, R J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1995
Subjects
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications
Adult
Female
Femur Head Necrosis - complications
Femur Head Necrosis - diagnostic imaging
Femur Head Necrosis - pathology
HIV Seropositivity - complications
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Radiography
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
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Summary:To report cases of osteonecrosis in patients who were HIV positive but had no apparent risk factors for osteonecrosis. A computer search of records from two university-affiliated teaching hospitals yielded eight cases of osteonecrosis in HIV-positive patients and patients with AIDS. The patients' charts and radiographic records were reviewed to determine possible risk factors for osteonecrosis. In four of the eight patients no definite risk factors for osteonecrosis could be found. Osteonecrosis may be a musculoskeletal complication of HIV infection.
ISSN:0846-5371