SPONTANEOUS STERNAL FRACTURES IN 4 PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION TAKING CORTICOSTEROIDS

被引：2

作者：

HAMEED, K ^{[1
]}

PACKE, GE ^{[1
]}

LEGGE, JS ^{[1
]}

FRIEND, JAR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CITY HOSP ABERDEEN,DEPT THORAC MED,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND

来源：

THORAX | 1993年 / 48卷 / 11期

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D O I：

10.1136/thx.48.11.1183

中图分类号：

R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Four patients with chronic airflow obstruction developed spontaneous sternal fractures. All had received repeated courses of high dose corticosteroids and three were receiving long term treatment with low dose corticosteroids. It is important to consider sternal fracture in the differential diagnosis when patients with chronic airflow obstruction present with chest pain.

引用

页码：1183 / 1184

页数：2

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