Cushing syndrome following the prescription of antifungal, antibiotic, corticosteroid cream

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 318-

  Castanedo Cazares, Juan Pablo ^a   Lopez Lucio, Rosa Hilda ^a   Moncada, Benjamín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMAZOLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CREAM; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; OBESITY; PRESCRIPTION; STRIA; TELANGIECTASIA; TINEA CORPORIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0038706402     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01799_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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