title: Isolated corticosteroid myopathy of the gluteal muscles.
abstract: Corticosteroid myopathy is a severe side effect of corticosteroid application. Although the risk usually increases with drug dosage, even a single dose can lead to substantial muscular damage. Usually the tissue recovers over time after discontinuation of the responsible drug. We report local corticosteroid myopathy in a patient who had been given corticosteroid injections because of chronic hip pain. In this case, the patient's myopathy in the left hip region had not improved after 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Hospital, Erlangen, Germany. astrid.peters@neuro.imed.uni-erlangen.de
authors.forename: Astrid S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stemper
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leis
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Janka
authors.forename: Josef G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Heckmann
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002081:Buttocks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones