title: Osteonecrosis in a patient with immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: We report a case of osteonecrosis in a 26-year-old woman treated with prednisone for immune thrombocytopenic purpura. The unusual complication occurred after a much shorter course of steroids of a considerably smaller cumulative dose than in previously reported cases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000150:complications*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone