An infantile cushing syndrome due to misuse of topical steroid

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 561-563

  Şiklar, Zeynep ^a,b   Bostanci, Ilknur ^a   Atli, Özlem ^a   Dallar, Yildiz ^a  

^a ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CUSHING SYNDROME; DERMATITIS; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STEROID THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; CLOBETASOL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAPER RASH; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 5444263034     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0736-8046.2004.21508.x     Document Type: Article

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