Spontaneous biceps tendon rupture in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease
Tendon rupture is a rare complication that occurs in patients receiving corticosteroid therapy. We report a case of a middle-aged man with mixed connective tissue disease who presented with spontaneous biceps tendon rupture 5 weeks after initiation of high-dose corticosteroid therapy. Musculos...
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| Language: | English |
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Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Family Physician |
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| Online Access: | http://e-mfp.org/pdf/2013v8n3/tendon-rupture.pdf |