Increased retroperitoneal fat: a sign of corticosteroid therapy. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Abdominal radiographs of 8 children treated with glucocorticoids showed large accumulations of retroperitoneal fat. Excessive retroperitoneal fat in a child is suggestive of corticosteroid therapy.

publication date

  • April 1, 1977

Research

keywords

  • Adipose Tissue
  • Prednisone
  • Retroperitoneal Space

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0017356903

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1148/123.1.147

PubMed ID

  • 847137

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 123

issue

  • 1