Idiopathic osteonecrosis in an adult with familial protein S deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia

Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2001 Oct;12(7):547-50. doi: 10.1097/00001721-200110000-00006.

Abstract

We describe a 36-year-old man with familial protein S deficiency and homozygosity to the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) thermolabile variant who had a stroke followed by an episode of idiopathic osteonecrosis that was successfully managed by surgical core decompression. The patient's symptomatic thrombophilia, as well as that of several of his first-degree relatives who also had thrombotic events, raises the possibility that the thrombophilia was a contributing factor to the development of his osteonecrosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Femur Head
  • Folic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hyperhomocysteinemia / complications*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Osteonecrosis / diagnosis
  • Osteonecrosis / etiology*
  • Osteonecrosis / surgery
  • Paresis / etiology
  • Pedigree
  • Protein S Deficiency / complications
  • Protein S Deficiency / genetics*
  • Radiography
  • Stroke / complications
  • Thromboembolism / prevention & control
  • Thrombophilia / complications
  • Warfarin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Warfarin
  • Folic Acid