Adrenal suppression following intralesional corticosteroids for periocular haemangiomas

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 587-589

  Morkane, C ^a   Gregory, J W ^a   Watts, P ^b   Warner, Justin T ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; BETAMETHASONE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EYELID NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAMCINOLONE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79956299024     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.204859     Document Type: Article

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