The steroid withdrawal syndrome: a review of the implications, etiology, and treatments.

Margolin, Leon; Cope, Doris K; Bakst-Sisser, Rachel; Greenspan, Joshua · J Pain Symptom Manage · 2007

review · Level V

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Abstract

Steroid therapy is frequently used for chronic pain, particularly inflammatory pain states. Steroid withdrawal syndrome can produce a broad array of signs and symptoms, some of which are not well recognized. High fever is among these. We describe several cases with this clinical scenario and review the syndrome in broader terms.

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