Cushing syndrome caused by topical corticosteroid: A case report

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 333, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 173-174

  Gen, Ramazan ^a   Akbay, Esen ^a   Sezer, Kerem ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clobetasol propionate; Cushing syndrome; Topical corticosteroid

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CANDIDA; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTRICHOSIS; LONG TERM CARE; OBESITY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN CANDIDIASIS; STRIA; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLANDS; CLOBETASOL; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34547544909     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3180318fbcx     Document Type: Article

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