Iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome and secondary adrenal insufficiency after a single intra-articular administration of triamcinolone acetonide in HIV-infected patients treated with ritonavir

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 79-82

  Yombi, Jean C ^a   Maiter, D ^a   Belkhir, L ^a   Nzeusseu, A ^a   Vandercam, B ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cushing syndrome; Glucocorticoids; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Protease inhibitors; Ritonavir; Secondary adrenal insufficiency; Triamcinolone acetonide

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; DIDANOSINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RITONAVIR; STAVUDINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SWELLING; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; EDEMA; FACE SWELLING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IATROGENIC CUSHING SYNDROME; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INSOMNIA; KNEE EDEMA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SIDE EFFECT; SWELLING; VIRUS LOAD; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV PROTEASE INHIBITORS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RITONAVIR; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 56349159494     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-1022-x     Document Type: Article

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