title: Gluteal mass in a bodybuilder: radiological depiction of a complication of anabolic steroid use.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 1M9.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Ismail
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Torreggiani
authors.forename: Peter L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Munk
authors.forename: Savvas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nicolaou
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents