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. 2019 Jan 15;20:23. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2401-y

Table 3.

Comorbidities in patients with multifocal and oligofocal osteonecrosis (ON)

Comorbidity Multifocal ON
(n = 18/26)
Oligofocal ON
(n = 70/228)
Any ON
(N = 88/254)
Immune system disease 8 26 34
 Ulcerative colitis 1 1
 Rheumatoid arthritis 5 5
 AOSD 1 1
 Systemic lupus erythematosus 3 7 10
 MCD, MGN, IgA nephropathy 2 7 9
 ANCA-associated vasculitis 1 1 2
 Dermatomyositis 3 3
 Sarcoidosis, Behçet’s disease, vitalism 1 2 3
ESRD with KT 3 6 9
Malignancy 2 16 18
 Lung cancer 1 1
 Stomach cancer 1 2 3
 Renal cancer 2 2
 Breast cancer 1 5 6
 Neuroblastoma 2 2
 Rectal cancer 2 2
 Gall bladder cancer 1 1
 Hepatocellular carcinoma 1 1
Hematological diseases 4 4
 Acute myelocytic leukemia 1 1
 Multiple myeloma 1 1
 Aplastic anemia 2 2
Mitral valve stenosis, with operation 1 1
Spinal cord tumor, meningioma, pheochromocytoma 1 2 3
Craniopharyngioma, seizure 1 1 2
Osteoporosis with bisphosphonate treatment 2 2
Bronchiectasis 1 1
Facial palsy, hearing loss, trigeminal neuralgia 1 2 3
Recurrent oral ulcer, recurrent uveitis 1 1 2
Allergic disease (urticarial, Steven-Johnson), vitalism, asthma 1 5 6
Liver cirrhosis, intraperitoneal bleeding 3 3

ON osteonecrosis, AOSD adult onset Still’s disease, MCD minimal change disease, MGN membranous glomerulonephritis, ANCA anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, ESRD end-stage renal disease, KT kidney transplantation