Volume 17, Issue 1 And 2 (September 1993)
Research in Medicine 1993, 17(1 And 2): 42-46 |
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Associate prof. of Medicine, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,Iran.
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Summary
A case of Cushing' s syndrome associated with application of topical clobetasol propionate (0.05%) is reported. Local application of clobetasol propionate is associated with adrenal suppression in normal subjects and on this basis, it has been recommended that less than 50 g per week be used. There have been sporadic case reports of cushing's syndrome associated with topical steroid but in all cases the amount applied was greater than 100 g per week, which would be considered excessive by present day guidelines. We report a well-documented example of this rare complication of the use of topical corticosteroid.
A case of Cushing' s syndrome associated with application of topical clobetasol propionate (0.05%) is reported. Local application of clobetasol propionate is associated with adrenal suppression in normal subjects and on this basis, it has been recommended that less than 50 g per week be used. There have been sporadic case reports of cushing's syndrome associated with topical steroid but in all cases the amount applied was greater than 100 g per week, which would be considered excessive by present day guidelines. We report a well-documented example of this rare complication of the use of topical corticosteroid.
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Interdisciplinary (Educational Management, Educational research, Statistics, Medical education
Received: 2020/03/2 | Accepted: 2020/03/2 | Published: 2020/03/2
Received: 2020/03/2 | Accepted: 2020/03/2 | Published: 2020/03/2
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