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Cushing' syndrome due to the abuse of betamethosone nasal drops

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. J. Stevens
D. J. Stevens*
Affiliation:
Brighton
*
D. J. Stevens, F.R.C.S.,Registrar, Sussex Throat and Ear Department, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE.
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Abstract

Cushing's syndrome due to the abuse of Betamethasone nasal drops has not been described before. This report presents such a case and emphasises the care which oe must take in prescribing topical sterioids.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 3 , March 1988 , pp. 219 - 221
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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