Cushing's syndrome caused by mucosal corticosteroid therapy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-101

  Pramick, Michelle ^a   Whitmore, S Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a Department of Dermatology ^*  (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; LICHEN PLANUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN BRUISING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; CLOBETASOL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GELS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MOUTH MUCOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 58149299506     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03811.x     Document Type: Letter

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