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Wednesday, November 26, 2003China is reporting a high incidence of a bone disorder among patients who suffered Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Previously Hong Kong researchers found that SARS patients are at risk of developing avascular necrosis. The new data could signal the problem is more common than first thought. ...KY Yeun, a microbiology professor at Hong Kong University, recently said that roughly 10 percent of recovered SARS patients in the city developed avascular necrosis. He said this figure was almost double the incidence of the disorder in other patients treated with similar steroid doses. The Beijing research, however, indicates that SARS patients are three to four times more likely to develop avascular bone necrosis than other patients taking steroids. Professor Yeun in Hong Kong speculates this is because SARS patients' bones were weakened by a lack of oxygen and the steroids only added to the damage. Avascular necrosis is a condition caused by a loss of blood supply to a bone. The oxygen and steroid therapy makes sense, but it's also possible that the virus itself plays some role in the pathology. Only time will tell. posted by Sydney on 11/26/2003 08:32:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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