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<p>Glucocorticoids 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.</p>
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Glucocorticoids 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.

Side Effects of Long - Term Glucocorticoid Therapy: Case Report

Acta Medica Transilvanica

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Glucocorticoids are one of the most common classes of drugs used to treat a diverse variety of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Despite their effects,...

Side Effects of Long - Term Glucocorticoid Therapy: Case Report

Published Online: Aug 05, 2021

Page range: 23 - 25

Received: Apr 22, 2021

Accepted: May 31, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2021-0027

Keywords
selfmedication, glucocorticoids, osteoporosis, adrenal insufficiency

© 2021 Ioana-Codruţa Lebădă et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Side Effects of Long - Term Glucocorticoid Therapy: Case Report

Published Online: Aug 05, 2021

Page range: 23 - 25

Received: Apr 22, 2021

Accepted: May 31, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2021-0027

Keywordsselfmedication, glucocorticoids, osteoporosis, adrenal insufficiency

© 2021 Ioana-Codruţa Lebădă et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
selfmedication, glucocorticoids, osteoporosis, adrenal insufficiency