27 y old male...chronic renal failiure...he undergoes kidney | Figure 1

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27 y old male...chronic renal failure...he undergoes kidney transplantation...stable ...he complains also of superior vena cava thrombus. Now he is under treatment of corticosteroid...developed hip joint pain...X-ray and MRI confirmed avascular necrosis of both hip joints more on left side.

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