Local subcutaneous atrophy after corticosteroid injection.

Abstract

Subcutaneous atrophy developed in a 36-year-old woman at the site of a triamcinolone acetonide (Kenalog) injection for subdeltoid bursitis. Occurrence of local atrophy after corticosteroid injection is relatively frequent yet unappreciated. It is more common in young women and girls who are given preparations with a lesser degree of water solubility. Although the condition is often reversible, instances of long-term disfigurement are well documented. This complication of a useful treatment method can be avoided by following a set of precautions for local injection of corticosteroids.

• Authors: M B Jacobs
• Journal: Postgraduate medicine (Postgrad Med) Vol. 80 Issue 4 Pg. 159-60 (Sep 15 1986) ISSN: 0032-5481 [Print] England
• PMID: 3763512 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones
• Triamcinolone Acetonide

Topics

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Adult
• Atrophy (chemically induced)
• Child, Preschool
• Connective Tissue (drug effects, pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Injections, Intramuscular
• Muscular Atrophy (chemically induced)
• Skin (drug effects, pathology)
• Triamcinolone Acetonide (administration & dosage, adverse effects)