Two Cases of Lipoatrophy after Local Corticosteroid Injection.
10.14253/kjcn.2015.17.2.91
- Author:
Inha KIM
1
;
Hye Lim LEE
;
Sang Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea. pnsdoctor@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Corticosteroid;
Lipoatrophy;
Triamcinolone
- MeSH:
Atrophy;
Incidence;
Triamcinolone
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
2015;17(2):91-94
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The adverse effects of systemic steroid medications are well known, whereas those of local steroid injections are unclear even to clinicians. We report two cases of localized lipoatrophy and depigmentation following local steroid injection. Although the incidence of soft tissue atrophy after local steroid injection is rare, it will increase in proportion to the frequency of the procedure. All clinicians, even those who do not perform steroid injections, should be aware of the occurrence of this cosmetically disturbing adverse effect.
