Multiple vertebral compression fractures in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with glucocorticoid-induced Cushing syndrome treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty: a case report

The authors present a rare case of multiple vertebral compression fractures in a young female with iatrogenic glucocorticoid-induced Cushing syndrome and concomitant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Both long-term steroid use and HIV infection may lead to osteopenia or even osteoporosis...

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