Exogenous Cushing Syndrome: A Lesson of Diaper Rash Cream.

[cushing syndrome]

A prolonged use of topical corticosteroids can result in Cushing syndrome , though this is less common than with oral or parenteral steroids . Most pediatric cases were due to application of topical steroids for diaper dermatitis . Adverse cardiovascular effects can occur in Cushing syndrome with significant long -term morbidity and mortality , though so far there have been no reports of cardiovascular complications due to excessive usage of topical steroids . We report a 2 .5 -month -old boy who rapidly developed severe Cushing syndrome induced by the misuse of topical clobetasol , a very potent steroid , without a doctor 's prescription as a diaper rash cream , and developed moderate left ventricular hypertrophy and pericardial effusion . © 2014 S . Karger AG , Basel .

Diseases
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Diseases presenting "mortality" symptom

congenital diaphragmatic hernia

cushing syndrome

dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

epidermolysis bullosa simplex

erdheim-chester disease

erythropoietic protoporphyria

heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

junctional epidermolysis bullosa

lamellar ichthyosis

legionellosis

locked-in syndrome

megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome

oculocutaneous albinism

scrub typhus

systemic capillary leak syndrome

thoracic outlet syndrome

typhoid

von hippel-lindau disease

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