Gluteal mass in a bodybuilder: radiological depiction of a complication of anabolic steroid use.
The use of anabolic steroids by bodybuilders is relatively common and associated with many side effects. Local side effects include tissue necrosis and soft tissue infection at the injection site. Systemic effects may be early epiphyseal closure in the immature skeleton, testicular atrophy, sterility, acne, gynaecomastia and liver disorders such as hepatitis. We report an unusual case of a bodybuilder who developed a large painful inflammatory soft tissue mass in his gluteal area. Multi-modality imaging showed direct evidence revealing the underlying cause of the mass being depot steroid injections.
Al-Ismail
Khalid
K
Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 1M9.
Torreggiani
William C
WC
Munk
Peter L
PL
Nicolaou
Savvas
S
D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002081:Buttocks / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D045930:Anabolic Agents