| CUSHING’S SYNDROME AND ADRENAL SUPPRESSION FOLLOWING TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROID USE | |
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Shamsudden A,1 Remorino R,2 |
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Paediatric Registrar,1 Consultant Paediatrician2 |
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1Department of Pediatrics, Leeds general Infirmary, United Kingdom 2Department of Pediatrics, St Richards Hospital, Chichester ,United Kingdom |
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| ABSTRACT | |
| The extended use of topical corticosteroids, particularly in young children, may cause suppression of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis. Here, three cases of iatrogenic adrenal suppression resulting from topical corticosteroids are presented. | |
| KEY WORDS | |
| Adrenal insufficiency, Corticosteroid, Iatrogenic cushing’s syndrome. | |
