Current medical therapy for ulcerative colitis

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 15, 1999; 5(1): 64-72
Published online Feb 15, 1999. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i1.64

Table 3 Major side effects of glucocorticosteroids

	Short-term and long-term therapy	Long-term therapy
CNS	Pseudotumor cerebri
	Psychosis
Musculoskeletal	Myopathy	Osteoporosis
	Aseptic necrosis
Ocular	Graucoma	Cataracts
Gastrointestinal	Ulcer-pancreatitis
Cardiovascular	Hypertension
	Fluid retention
Endocrinological		Permanent suppression of HPA-axis
		Growth failure
Metabolic	Hyperglycemia	Fatty liver
	Hyperosmolar state	Hypokalemia
	Hyperlipidemia
Skin	Acne, ecchymosis	Striae, atrophy, wound
		Infection
		Cushingoid fat
		Distribution

Citation: Xu CT, Pan BR. Current medical therapy for ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol 1999; 5(1): 64-72
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v5/i1/64.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v5.i1.64

Xu CT, Pan BR. Current medical therapy for ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol 1999; 5(1): 64-72 [PMID: 11819390 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i1.64]

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