Severe intestinal pseudo-obstruction following withdrawal from over-the-counter steroid abuse

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 218-220

  Sharma, A ^a   Naraynsingh, V ^a   Goalan, R ^a   Teelucksingh, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Ileus; Pseudo obstruction; Self medication

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; DIVERTICULOSIS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; ILEUS; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RELATIVE ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; SELF MEDICATION; SIGMOID; TACHYPNEA;

COLONIC PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; STEROIDS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 80054025866     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: 09722823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.85212     Document Type: Article

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