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ArticleOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2021

Multiple vertebral compression fractures in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with glucocorticoid-induced Cushing syndrome treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty: a case report.

H-E Hsu, Y-P Hsu, C-H Yu

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Article in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

H-E HsuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Y-P HsuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
C-H YuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan. smalloil1205@yahoo.com.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5608-1290
Ministry of Health and Welfare · TWMinistry of Health and Welfare · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The authors present a rare case of multiple vertebral compression fractures in a young female with iatrogenic glucocorticoid-induced Cushing syndrome and concomitant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Both long-term steroid use and HIV infection may lead to osteopenia or even osteoporosis. Multiple vertebral fractures in young patients are very uncommon and should alert the examiner to investigate any underlying cause. Treatment choices include pharmacological agents such as bisphosphonates or parathyroid hormone and even surgical interventions such as percutaneous vertebroplasty.

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Cushing SyndromeFractures, CompressionHIV InfectionsSpinal FracturesVertebroplastyFemaleGlucocorticoidsHIVHumansTreatment OutcomeGlucocorticoidsCushing syndromeHuman immunodeficiency virusOsteoporosisPercutaneous vertebroplastyVertebral compression fracture

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PMID33575910
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