Pathological fracture due to prolonged steroid use in a child with transverse myelitis

• Main Authors: Ahmad Jabir Rahyussalim (Author), Ronald Henry Tendean (Author), Rizky Priambodo Wisnubaroto (Author), Tri Kurniawati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Transverse myelitis (TM), a rare inflammatory disease of the spinal cord, is treated with corticosteroids that could result in other complications. Case report: We present the case of a 4-year-old boy with a closed left femoral fracture after he hit the floor. He was diagnosed with TM...