Incidence [ ] The risk for moon face increases with higher doses and longer time on treatment | |
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Journal of Medicine and Life | Later studies of the 88 patients showed that those who suffered lipodystrophy had a greater risk for characteristics such as increased , higher plasma concentrations of , triglycerides, and , along with lower -cholesterol |
Complications [ ] This change in facial appearance can be very distressing to patients taking steroids.
12One study proposed that limiting calories could decrease the risk of corticosteroid-induced lipodystrophy | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology |
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Treatment removal of the tumor on ACTH secreting cells of the pituitary A Moon face is a in which the face develops a rounded appearance reminiscent of the "" due to fat deposits on the sides of the face | ; B C Decker; Langlais, R |
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