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Case Reports
. 1977 Jan;189(8):37-40.

[Necrosis of the caput femoris in complete remission of lymphoblastic leukaemia (author's transl)]

[Article in German]
U Kaufmann, F Lampert
  • PMID: 264986
Case Reports

[Necrosis of the caput femoris in complete remission of lymphoblastic leukaemia (author's transl)]

[Article in German]
U Kaufmann et al. Klin Padiatr. 1977 Jan.

Abstract

Two cases of necrosis of caput femoris in children are reported. In both of them the lesion developed three years after diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, but during complete remission. Possible relations of the necrosis to ALL, Prednisone-therapy or constitutional factors are discussed.

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