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Abstract #46973 Published in IGR 13-3
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head and glaucoma caused by topical corticosteroid application
Kabata T; Shimanuki K; Tsuchiya HModern Rheumatology 2011;
A 37-year-old man was diagnosed with bilateral osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) and glaucoma. He had no risk factors for either ONFH or glaucoma, except for 24 years' continuous use of topical corticosteroid ointments for treating atopic dermatitis. We determined that the topical steroid had caused both the pathological conditions. It is necessary to recognize that continuous topical corticosteroid therapy may cause the same pathological conditions as those caused by the systemic administration of these agents.
T. Kabata. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Classification:
9.4.1 Steroid-induced glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
