RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Glucocorticoid-induced diabetes and adrenal suppression: How to detect and manage them
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 748
OP 756
DO 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10180
VO 78
IS 11
A1 M. Cecilia Lansang
A1 Leighanne Kramer Hustak
YR 2011
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/11/748.abstract
AB Glucocorticoids, commonly used to treat multiple inflammatory processes, can cause hyperglycemia, Cushing syndrome, adrenal suppression, and, when they are discontinued, adrenal insufficiency. Physicians must be aware of these adverse effects and be equipped to manage them.