Complications
Complication
Timeframe
Likelihood
short term
high
Can develop in patient with rapidly progressive OP. Signs and symptoms include dyspnoea and hypoxaemia, which can progress to acute respiratory failure.
long term
high
Include weight gain, cushingoid facies, friable ecchymotic skin, diabetes, hypertension, cataracts, osteoporosis, and aseptic necrosis of the hip.
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