ABSTRACT
Development of iatrogenic Cushing syndrome from topical steroid therapy is very rare
in adults. A 48-year-old woman with a diagnosis of Cushing syndrome caused by long-term
topical clobetasol propionate application was presented. Laboratory studies were consistent
with adrenal suppression that improved after discontinuation of the use of topical
glucocorticoids. Patients who will take treatment with steroids, even with topical
steroids, should be offered information about the dose, duration, and type of the
treatment and its systemic side-effects.
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Publication history
Accepted:
July 17,
2006
Received:
June 12,
2006
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© 2007 Southern Society for Clinical Investigation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
