Long-term use of corticosteroids causes muscle disease

Chronic corticosteroid myopathy is a muscle disease caused by long-term use of corticosteroids. Patients often have a history of high-dose corticosteroids for months or years. The dosage used is usually not significantly related to the degree of muscle weakness. Some people think that fluorinated hormones are more likely to cause the disease than other hormones. In fact, all cortices Hormones can cause disease.

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