If corticosteroids must be taken, the person should comply with the doctor’s prescription.
It is not recommended to buy pain-relieving anti-inflammatory drugs, traditional medicines of unknown origin.
The 10-year-old boy suffered from hirsutism, abnormal facial fat, the doctor found adrenal insufficiency due to the abuse of corticosteroid-containing drugs.
Experts said that children with rhinitis, nasal congestion, and long-term use of ENT spray did not help.
Upon admission, the child has manifestations of Cushing’s syndrome – a disease caused by prolonged hypercortisolemia, hirsutism, thin skin; blood tests show elevated levels of blood cortisol.
The doctor diagnoses the child with adrenal insufficiency due to taking drugs with corticosteroids, acute rhinotracheitis.
