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  2. Steroid-induced osteoporosis - Wikipedia

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    Steroid-induced osteoporosis is osteoporosis arising from the use of glucocorticoids (a class of steroid hormones) analogous to Cushing's syndrome but involving mainly the axial skeleton. The synthetic glucocorticoid prescription drug prednisone is a main candidate after prolonged intake.

  3. Glucocorticoid - Wikipedia

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    Glucocorticoids cause immunosuppression, and the therapeutic component of this effect is mainly the decreases in the function and numbers of lymphocytes, including both B cells and T cells. The major mechanism for this immunosuppression is through inhibition of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells . NF-κB is a ...

  4. Cushing's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Cushing's syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms due to prolonged exposure to glucocorticoids such as cortisol. [4] [9] [10] Signs and symptoms may include high blood pressure, abdominal obesity but with thin arms and legs, reddish stretch marks, a round red face due to facial plethora, [11] a fat lump between the shoulders, weak muscles, weak bones, acne, and fragile skin that heals ...

  5. Steroid dementia syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Dementia-like symptoms have been found in some individuals who have been exposed to glucocorticoid medication, often dispensed in the form of asthma, arthritis, and anti-inflammatory steroid medications. The condition reverses, but not always completely, within months after steroid treatment is stopped. [2]

  6. Avascular necrosis - Wikipedia

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    In the course of avascular necrosis, however, the healing process is usually ineffective and the bone tissues break down faster than the body can repair them. If left untreated, the disease progresses, the bone collapses, [28] and the joint surface breaks down, leading to pain and arthritis. [1]

  7. Corticosteroid - Wikipedia

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    Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.Two main classes of corticosteroids, glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, are involved in a wide range of physiological processes, including stress response, immune response, and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism ...

  8. Iliocostal friction syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Factors that make an individual more at risk for experiencing a fracture includes age, sex, weight, height, family history, rheumatoid arthritis, previous fracture, secondary osteoporosis, alcohol or smoking use, glucocorticoid use, and the femoral neck bone mineral density of the individual. [10] Effects of osteoporosis on the spine

  9. Prednisolone - Wikipedia

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    Prednisolone is a corticosteroid drug with predominant glucocorticoid and low mineralocorticoid activity, making it useful for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions [17] such as asthma, [18] uveitis, pyoderma gangrenosum, rheumatoid arthritis, urticaria, [19] angioedema, [19] ulcerative colitis, pericarditis ...