Login / Signup

Multiple thoracolumbar compression fractures induced by glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis and cachexia in a young adult female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report with a 5-year follow-up.

Kazuki FujimotoTaro AkiyamaKohei KakinumaToshikazu KanoNarumi MakiDaisuke HashibaToshifumi MaeyamaRyosuke NakagawaHajime AraiSeiji Ohtori
Published in: Oxford medical case reports (2024)
Long-term administration of glucocorticoids may lead to osteoporosis and cachexia, resulting in amenorrhea, especially in young adults. Approaches that taper glucocorticoids and promote weight regain may be helpful in the management of such patients.
Keyphrases