Multifocal Avascular Necrosis in an Alcoholic Male with Antiphos-pholipid Syndrome and Megaloblastic Anemia.

authors:

avatar N Valizade * , +

Shiraz E-Medical Journal: Vol.13, issue 1; 46-51
published online: January 1, 2012
article type: Case Report
received: July 13, 2011
accepted: October 29, 2011

how to cite: Valizade N. Multifocal Avascular Necrosis in an Alcoholic Male with Antiphos-pholipid Syndrome and Megaloblastic Anemia.. Shiraz E-Med J. 2012;13(1):20493. 

Abstract

Any factor that damage blood supply to bone can cause osteonecrosis.Traumatic and non-traumatic factors can cause osteonecrosis.Important non-traumatic causes of avascular necrosis are alcoholism, steroid use, cigarette smoking, hyperlipidemia and systemic lupus erythematosus. We want to present a case of multifocal avascular necrosis (AVN) in an alco-holic man with antiphospholipid (APL) syndrome and associated megaloblastic anemia.

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