Growth-suppressive effect of intra-articular glucocorticoids detected by knemometry.
After one intra-articular injection of 20 mg triamcinolone hexacetonide in the knee, the length of the contralateral lower leg was found to be reduced in 2 boys with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
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Department of Paediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. heuck@dadlnet.dk
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D000886:Anthropometry; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide; C005900:triamcinolone hexacetonide