1.
Intern Med
; 47(13): 1231-6, 2008.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18591846
RESUMO
A 54-year-old man experienced weight gain. He was diagnosed as having hyperglycemia, hypertension and liver damage. Liver biopsy showed steatohepatitis. We initially suspected him as having hyperadrenocorticism. However, both adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol levels were low. Later, it was revealed that he took medicine to relieve his gonalgia. His hyperglycemia, hypertension and liver damage improved after he discontinued taking the medicine. An analysis of this medicine showed that it contained desoximetasone, a glucocorticoid compound that had not been approved for medical use in Japan. To adequately diagnose clinical conditions, it is necessary to survey the patient's medicinal history in detail.
Assuntos
Hiperfunção Adrenocortical/induzido quimicamente , Doença Hepática Induzida por Substâncias e Drogas/etiologia , Desoximetasona/efeitos adversos , Fígado Gorduroso/induzido quimicamente , Glucocorticoides/efeitos adversos , Automedicação/efeitos adversos , Artralgia/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Articulação do Joelho , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
2.
Rheumatol Int
; 27(4): 415-6, 2007 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17009015