Avascular necrosis of femoral head: A rare complication of corticosteroid therapy for pemphigus vulgaris

Author(s): Sujitkumar Vakati R, Ravindranath VS, Srikanth Eppakayala, Sahetya Mohan Rao V and Naresh Lalam

Abstract: The avascular necrosis of femoral head is a disease with many etiological factors which affects young population and if not managed timely, leads to collapse of femoral head leading to Secondary Osteoarthritis of the Hip joint. In a pemphigus vulgaris case who is on corticosteroid therapy, developing avascular necrosis is a rare finding. Here in, we report a case of pemphigus vulgaris developing corticosteroid induced avascular necrosis of femoral head.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/ortho.2020.v6.i3e.2215