Review Article
A Comprehensive Review of Immunosuppression Used for Liver Transplantation
Table 2
Side effects of corticosteroids.
| Cardiovascular | Sodium and fluid retention, hypertension | Gastroenterological | Pancreatitis with high dose steroids, peptic ulcer | Neurologic | Psychosis, altered mood states, headaches, pseudotumor | Opthalmic | Posterior subcapsular cataracts, increased intraocular pressure, glaucoma, exopthalmos | Musculoskeletal | Osteoporosis, vertebral and femoral fractures, aseptic necrosis of femoral head. Myopathy, muscle weakness | Endocrine | Diabetes mellitus/glucose intolerance, Cushingoid facies, hyperlipidemia, growth retardation, menstrual irregularities, suppression of pituitary-adrenal axis | Skin | Acne, increased bruising, impaired wound healing | Infectious | Increased risk of infections, including fungal |
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