Article · Volume 9, Issue 2 · pp. 141–142

Prednisolone Induced Cushing Syndrome: A Case Report

Eldho Mathew Paul¹, Stimson Jose¹, Yogananda Achar¹, Bharathi Doddlu Raghunath²

¹Department of Pharmacy Practice, SJMCP, Chitradurga-577501, Karnataka, INDIA.
²Department of Pharmacology, SJMCP, Chitradurga-577501, Karnataka, INDIA.

Abstract

Chronic use of steroids have a lot of serious side effects like Cushing syndrome. Here is a case of 39 year old female patients who is suffering from Cushing syndrome caused by chronic use of prednisolone. She is a known case of rheumatoid arthritis since six months and she is taking prednisolone. She has complaints of moon face, backache, swelling of limbs, abdominal distension, muscle weakness and striaes since 3 weeks. Her serum cortisol level is elevated. She was treated with treated with furosemide, oral hypoglycemic agents, anti-ulcer drugs. The prednisolone dose is tapered.

Keywords: Prednisolone; Cushing syndrome; Rheumatoid arthritis; Cortisol; Moon face; Steroids

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