Prednisolone Induced Cushing Syndrome: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Pharmacy Practice, SJMCP, Chitradurga-577501, Karnataka, INDIA.
- 2Department of Pharmacology, SJMCP, Chitradurga-577501, Karnataka, INDIA.
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Eldho Mathew Paul
Department of Pharmacy Practice, SJMCP, Chitradurga-577501, Karnataka, INDIA.
Volume 9, Issue 2 · pp. 141-142 · 2016 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.2.15
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Chronic use of steroids have a lot of serious side effects like Cushing syndrome. Here is a case of 39 year old female patients who is suffering from Cushing syndrome caused by chronic use of prednisolone. She is a known case of rheumatoid arthritis since six months and she is taking prednisolone. She has complaints of moon face, backache, swelling of limbs, abdominal distension, muscle weakness and striaes since 3 weeks. Her serum cortisol level is elevated. She was treated with treated with furosemide, oral hypoglycemic agents, anti-ulcer drugs. The prednisolone dose is tapered.
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Paul, E. M., Jose, S., Achar, Y., & Raghunath, B. D. (2016). Prednisolone Induced Cushing Syndrome: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 9(2), 141-142. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijopp.9.2.15
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