title: [Multiple osteonecrosis in a patient with chronic alcoholism].
abstract: The osteonecrosis is usually due to various precipitating circumstances or predisposing factors that quite often appear mixed, although it can also appear with no evident cause. In this report, we provide a case of multiple osteonecrosis caused by chronic alcoholism, we review the literature and go over the general characteristics of the aseptic necrosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, Francia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruscas Izu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Osteonecrosis múltiple en paciente con etilismo crónico.