ECE2020 ePoster Presentations Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology (94 abstracts)
Latrogenic cushing syndrome owing to topical steroids
Veysel Nijat Baș
Kütahya Health High School
,
Department. of Pediatric Endocrinology
,
Kütahya
&
Turkey
Topical steroids are widely used by dermatologists and other physicians for the treatment of skin diseases such as diaper dermatitis. Iatrogenic Cushing syndrome may occur as an undesirable outcome of high-dose glucocorticoids treatments. This may also cause hypothalamus–hypophysis– adrenal axis suppression. While this situation may be caused more frequently with oral and topical glucocorticoid therapy, iatrogenic. Here, we report a 6 month-old boy with Cushing syndrome that was developed secondary to potent topical corticosteroid (diflucortolon valerate) use 3 to 4 times daily for 4 months. We tried to warn the physicians about the warning signs of Cushing syndrome in patients who suffer from regional obesity, and emphasized the importance of explanation of the usage, and duration of treatment while prescribing topical steroid creams especially during infancy.
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