Increased retroperitoneal fat: a sign of corticosteroid therapy.
Abdominal radiographs of 8 children treated with glucocorticoids showed large accumulations of retroperitoneal fat. Excessive retroperitoneal fat in a child is suggestive of corticosteroid therapy.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D011241:Prednisone