Table 5. . Side effects of corticosteroids.

Organ system	Adverse effect
Neurological/Psychiatric	Insomnia
	Mood lability
	Anxiety/depression
	Psychosis
	Increased appetite
	Hiccups
	Tremor
Musculoskeletal	Proximal myopathy
	Osteoporosis
	Arthralgias
	Avascular necrosis
	Decreased growth/height (pediatric patients)
Gastrointestinal	Dyspepsia/gastritis
Hematological/Immunological	Immunosuppression-related infections (oropharyngeal candidiasis, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, etc)
Endocrine	Hyperglycemia
	Weight gain
	Cushingoid habitus
	Adrenal insufficiency (after discontinuation)
Cutaneous or Vascular	Acne
	Striae
	Purpura
	Delayed wound healing
	Peripheral edema
Ocular	Visual blurring
	Cataract formation