title: Toxic reactions and side effects of glucocorticoids in man.
abstract: The toxic reactions and side effects of glucocorticoids in humans are discussed. The effects reviewed include metabolic (muscle and skin, carbohydrates and lipids), cardiovascular, cellular, immunologic, skeletal and growth, gastrointestinal, nervous system, ocular, and hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal.
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000187:drug effects; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D005123:Eye / Q000187:drug effects; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006128:Growth / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009420:Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000187:drug effects; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids