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Daughter s/p craniopharyngeoma at 16yo, now 27yo, had 10mg/day prednisone x11yrs. now w/ dm 2/2 steroids, cataracts ++. steroid effects reversible?
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Addison's Disease: S/P pituitary adenectomy for craniopharyngioma with 11 year hx of low-dose prednisone to prevent Addison's disease due to ACTH deficiency. DM is treated with insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents, and posterior subcapsular cataract can be surgically removed with intraocular lens implantation. Re-evaluation with endocrinology, follow Goldmann visual fields and need a dilated retina exam.
Answered 1/10/2016
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