Minimizing side effects of systemic corticosteroids in children

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 218-221

  Deshmukh, C T ^a,b  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Baug E Sara   (India)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Corticosteroid side effects

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BETAMETHASONE; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEFLAZACORT; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; LONG ACTING DRUG; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MINERALOCORTICOID; OXAZOLONE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; SHORT ACTING DRUG; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; APPETITE; ARTHRALGIA; BIOAVAILABILITY; BREAST MILK; CATARACT; CHILD GROWTH; CORTICOSTEROID INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDEMA; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FATIGUE; FETUS GROWTH; GASTRITIS; GLAUCOMA; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEADACHE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; LIPIDOSIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN DISEASE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STUNTING SYNDROME; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; THRUSH; VOMITING; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 34547677863     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.33633     Document Type: Review

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