01002nas a2200265 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001100065653001100076653001200087653001700099653001700116653001600133653002300149653001700172100001500189700001800204700001200222245009400234300001000328490000700338520037700345022001400722 1982 d c1982 Apr10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aOsteoporosis10aPrednisolone10aRadiography10aThoracic Vertebrae10aTime Factors1 aLombardi V1 aDi Giovanni T1 aZizza F00aAcute collapse of thoracic vertebral bodies after long-term steroid treatment in leprosy. a293-40 v173 a
Prolonged steroid therapy may produce sufficient osteoporosis to permit collapse of a vertebral body. Decompressive laminectomy and aggressive postoperative therapy can give gratifying results. One can postulate whether these results are related in any way to the protective effect of the steroid being taken during the time of the collapse of the vertebral bodies.
a0090-3019