Preiser's disease in teenage female: A rare case report.
Radiol Case Rep
; 19(9): 3903-3906, 2024 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-39040831
ABSTRACT
Preiser's disease or idiopathic avascular necrosis of the scaphoid is a rare condition where ischemia and necrosis of the scaphoid bone occurs without previous fracture. It is thought to be caused by repetitive micro trauma or side effects of drugs (e.g., steroids or chemotherapy) in conjunction with existing defective vascular supply to the proximal pole of the scaphoid. Wrist radiography or CT coupled with MRI is the imaging modality of choice in the diagnosis of this rare entity. Here, we report a case of Preiser's disease of the left wrist in a 17-year-old female patient who presented with left wrist pain of 2 years duration in the absence of trauma history or causative drug use. The diagnosis was made by wrist X-ray and MRI. She was managed by Physiotherapy and wrist immobilization using wrist and forearm support as well as NSAIDS (Meloxicam).
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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En
Journal:
Radiol Case Rep
Year:
2024
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Article
Affiliation country:
Etiopia
Country of publication:
Países Bajos