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Question 1

Steroid side effect

Answer 1

weight gain (central obesity) striae, opsteoporosis, HTN, acne, easy brusing, hyperlipidemia, mood swings, hyperglycemia (diabetes), suceptibility to infection, cataracts.

Question 2

steroid: contraindications

Answer 2

systemic fungal infection, recently vaccinated agains live virus.

Question 3

Indications for steroid treatment

Answer 3

used as antiinflammatry and immunosupressive agent: vasculitis, autoimmune, CT disorders, allergy, anaphylactic shock.