Joint failure after steroid therapy in tuberculous encephalitis

Christoph Ziskoven From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, DüsseldorfCorrespondence[email protected]

Joachim RichterTropical Medicine Unit, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, University Hospital for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectious Diseases, Düsseldorf

Thilo Patzer From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf

Jörn Kircher From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf;Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Klinik Fleetinsel Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Rüdiger Krauspe From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf

Abstract

We report a case of multifocal avascular osteonecrosis (AVN) following steroid administration in a case of tuberculous encephalitis in a young patient. The risk of joint-related AVN as a side effect of adjunctive steroid therapy should be taken into consideration when evaluating the dosage and treatment duration in tuberculous encephalitis.

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