Iatrogenic Cushing syndrome due to nasal steroid drops

Bas V. N., Cetinkaya S., AYCAN Z.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.171, sa.4, ss.735-736, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 171 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00431-011-1645-9
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.735-736
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cushing syndrome, Nasal steroids
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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 Cushing syndrome in childhood, caused by steroid-containing nasal drops, is a rare event. Hereby, we present a baby who developed iatrogenic Cushing syndrome induced by long-term use of steroid-containing nasal drops for choanal atresia. In conclusion, the serious side effects of the nasal drops should have been explained to the family, and their long-term use should have been refrained.