Steriod abuse; two wrongs don't make a right: A case report
Abstract
Steroid abuse among patients with rheumatic symptoms is prevalent in developing countries. The sources of the steroids vary with a significant proportion of patients self-medicating. Chronic steroid abuse results in multiple adverse effects and rapid withdrawal in such patients leads to acute adrenal insufficiency. We present a case report of a 47 year old lady who self-medicated her joint pains with steroids for 17 years and subsequently developed acute adrenal insufficiency on their rapid withdrawal
URI
https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/goyoo/files/africa_journal_rheumatology.pdf#page=41http://hdl.handle.net/11295/65086
Citation
Kamau, E. W., & Oyoo, G. O. (2013). Steriod abuse; two wrongs don’t make a right: A case report. African Journal of Rheumatology, 1(2), 84-86.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10387]