Fluid & electrolyte disturbances, Na retention, K loss, hypokalemic alkalosis, HTN, CHF, muscle weakness, steroid myopathy, loss of muscle mass, osteoporosis, vertebral compression fracture, pathological fracture of long bones, peptic ulcer, pancreatitis, abdominal distention, ulcerative esophagitis, lack of wound healing, thinning of the skin, facial erythema, increased sweating, convulsion, increased ICP w/ papilledema (pseudotumor cerebri), vertigo, headache, irregular menstruation, delayed growth in childn, secondary adrenocorticosteroid insufficiency, reduced carbohydrate tolerance, posterior subcapsulary cataract, increased IOP, glaucoma, exophthalmos, -ve nitrogen balance due to protein catabolism, anaphylactic reactions.
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