| dc.contributor.author | Kamau, E. W | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oyoo, George O | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-03-06T08:15:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-03-06T08:15:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kamau, E. W., & Oyoo, G. O. (2013). Steriod abuse; two wrongs don’t make a right: A case report. African Journal of Rheumatology, 1(2), 84-86. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/goyoo/files/africa_journal_rheumatology.pdf#page=41 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/65086 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Steroid abuse among patients with rheumatic symptoms is prevalent in developing countries. The sources of the steroids vary with a significant proportion of patients self-medicating. Chronic steroid abuse results in multiple adverse effects and rapid withdrawal in such patients leads to acute adrenal insufficiency. We present a case report of a 47 year old lady who self-medicated her joint pains with steroids for 17 years and subsequently developed acute adrenal insufficiency on their rapid withdrawal | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
| dc.title | Steriod abuse; two wrongs don't make a right: A case report | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
