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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 4.
Published in final edited form as: Rev Neurol Dis. 2008 Summer;5(3):140–152.

Table 3.

Features of Corticosteroid Excess

Sign/Symptom Frequency (%)
Truncal obesity 96
Facial fullness 82
Diabetes or glucose
intolerance
80
Gonadal dysfunction 74
Hirsutism, acne 72
Hypertension 68
Muscle weakness 64
Skin atrophy and
bruising
62
Mood disorders 58
Osteoporosis 38
Edema 18
Polydipsia, polyuria 10
Fungal infections 6

Adapted with permission from Boscaro et al.76