title: [Fatal outcome with cerebral edema following abuse of anabolic steroids].
abstract: The usual side effects of anabolic steroid abuse are thromboembolic, hepatic, cardiac, reproductive and psychiatric disorders. We report a case of lethal cerebral oedema associated with massive abuse of anabolic steroids in a previously healthy 21 year old man.
authors.affiliation: H:S Amager Hospital, Intensiv afsnit og medicinsk center.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kledal
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Clausen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guldager
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents