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Glucocorticoid hypersensitivity syndrome resulting from inhaled corticosteroid: a case report

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Abstract

The term ‘glucocorticoid hypersensitivity syndrome’ is very sparse in the literature. It describes a very rare entity characterized by the appearance of typical Cushingoid features in the presence of normal or low serum cortisol levels. It is also known as cortisol hyper-reactive syndrome or normocortisolemic Cushing’s syndrome. This report illustrates this unusual phenomenon accompanied by metabolic syndrome-like manifestations in a young Nigerian man who was receiving inhaled corticosteroid for bronchial asthma and who experienced a significant improvement following withdrawal of the steroid treatment.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, 01660, Enugu, Nigeria

    Ejiofor T. Ugwu (MD, FWACP)

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Ugwu, E.T. Glucocorticoid hypersensitivity syndrome resulting from inhaled corticosteroid: a case report. Egypt J Intern Med 29, 201–203 (2017). https://doi.org/10.4103/ejim.ejim_49_17

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