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Side Effects of Long - Term Glucocorticoid Therapy: Case Report

Side Effects of Long - Term Glucocorticoid Therapy: Case Report AbstractGlucocorticoids are one of the most common classes of drugs used to treat a diverse variety of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Despite their effects, long-term therapy exposes patients to multiple side effects, such as weight gain, high blood pressure, adrenal insufficiency, osteoporosis and a high risk of infections. We present the case of a 61-year-old female with osteoporosis secondary to glucocorticoid therapy, adrenal insufficiency, new-onset diabetes mellitus and mixed dyslipidemia, manifestations that occurred as a result of self-administration of Medrol for one year. The patient presented to the hospital for thoracic back pain, being sent to the endocrinologist due to radiological changes suggestive of vertebral compressions. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Medica Transilvanica de Gruyter

Side Effects of Long - Term Glucocorticoid Therapy: Case Report

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de Gruyter
Copyright
© 2021 Ioana-Codruţa Lebădă et al., published by Sciendo
eISSN
2285-7079
DOI
10.2478/amtsb-2021-0027
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Abstract

AbstractGlucocorticoids are one of the most common classes of drugs used to treat a diverse variety of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Despite their effects, long-term therapy exposes patients to multiple side effects, such as weight gain, high blood pressure, adrenal insufficiency, osteoporosis and a high risk of infections. We present the case of a 61-year-old female with osteoporosis secondary to glucocorticoid therapy, adrenal insufficiency, new-onset diabetes mellitus and mixed dyslipidemia, manifestations that occurred as a result of self-administration of Medrol for one year. The patient presented to the hospital for thoracic back pain, being sent to the endocrinologist due to radiological changes suggestive of vertebral compressions.

Journal

Acta Medica Transilvanicade Gruyter

Published: Jun 1, 2021

Keywords: selfmedication; glucocorticoids; osteoporosis; adrenal insufficiency

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