SIGNS & SYMPTOMS, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Local effects: – Dysphonia
- Hoarseness
- Oral candidiasis
- Paradoxical bronchospasm
Systemic effects:
- Decreased bone density
- Adrenal suppression
- Growth suppression
- Bruising
- Cataracts
- Glaucoma
- Increased susceptibility to infections
- Elevated blood glucose
INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
- Regular height checks in children on long-term therapy, due to the risk of growth suppression
- Monitor for adrenal suppression