13Jan 2022
ACUTE ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY AFTER CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY TO GAIN WEIGHT CASE REPORT
- Endocrinology Department CHU Agadir Morocco.
- Laboratoire de la recherche en science de la sante Faculty of Medicine University Ibn Zohr Agadir Morocco.
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Obesity is considered a sign of beauty in some regions, especially in southern Morocco and some sub-Saharan countries, the use of glucocorticoids to gain weight is a common practice among women in these regions. We report the case of a female patient who presented with acute adrenal insufficiency after long term exogenous administration of steroids to gain weight.
[I. Damoune, F. Akioud, L Loubna and F. Ajdi (2022); ACUTE ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY AFTER CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY TO GAIN WEIGHT CASE REPORT Int. J. of Adv. Res. 10 (Jan). 68-72] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Damoune I
Faculty of Medicine University Ibn Zohr Agadir
Morocco
Faculty of Medicine University Ibn Zohr Agadir
Morocco
