Steroid myopathy induced by epidural triamcinolone injection.
Epidural steroid injections are widely used for the treatment of lumbago and sciatica although their efficacy has not yet been demonstrated in a convincing way. Moreover, systemic complications, although rare, have been documented. The present case report illustrates that even a single low-dose epidural injection may induce Cushing's syndrome and even steroid myopathy.
Boonen
S
S
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Van Distel
G
G
Westhovens
R
R
Dequeker
J
J
D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014221:Triamcinolone