title: Aseptic necrosis of the femoral head after pregnancy: a case report.
abstract: A documented case of beginning aseptic necrosis of the femoral head associated with pregnancy together with a review of the literature about this rare complication of pregnancy is presented. The known risk factors of osteonecrosis are; steroid use, alcoholism, organ transplantation, especially after kidney transplant or bone marrow transplantation bone, systemic lupus erythematosus, dyslipidemia especially hypertriglyceridemia, dysbaric decompression sickness, drepanocytosis and Gaucher's disease. Among the less established factors, we mention procoagulations abnormalities, HIV infection, chemotherapy. We report a case of osteonecrosis of femoral head after pregnancy.
authors: Rhumatology Department, Ibn Roch University Hospital, Casablanca, Morroco.
authors: Kawtar
authors: K
authors: Nassar
authors: Rhumatology Department, Ibn Roch University Hospital, Casablanca, Morroco.
authors: Wafae
authors: W
authors: Rachidi
authors: Rhumatology Department, Ibn Roch University Hospital, Casablanca, Morroco.
authors: Saadia
authors: S
authors: Janani
authors: Rhumatology Department, Ibn Roch University Hospital, Casablanca, Morroco.
authors: Ouafa
authors: O
authors: Mkinsi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Aseptic necrosis; femoral head; pregnancy; risk factors