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Hypertension and Severe Hypokalemia Associated With Oral Ingestion of Topical Hydrocortisone Cream

BACKGROUND: Topical use of corticosteroids causes systemic effects, but systemic toxicity by ingesting topical corticosteroid cream has not been reported. We describe a patient admitted with ingestion of over-the-counter (OTC) hydrocortisone cream. CASE REPORT: A 64-year-old woman presented with 2-w...

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Autores principales: Saha, Arunava, Balakrishnan, Suryanarayanan, Trivedi, Nitin, Abraham, George M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association of Clinical Endocrinology 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9837079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36654996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aace.2022.10.004