Korean J Anesthesiol.  2009 Aug;57(2):225-227. 10.4097/kjae.2009.57.2.225.

Uterine bleeding in a postmenopausal women following epidural triamcinolone acetonide injection: A case report

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea. nonpain@paran.com

Abstract

Epidural steroid therapy for herpes zoster associated pain is known to be effective with rare complications. However, certain amount of epidurally-injected steroid may be absorbed and affect endocrinological system. Specially, triamcinolone acetonide has high affinity for progesterone receptors and may influence mensturation. We report a case of a postmenopausal women treated with 40 mg of epidural triamcinolone acetonide twice with a two week interval and followed a large amount of uterine bleeding.

Keyword

Postmenopausal bleeding; Progesterone receptor; Triamcinolone acetonide

MeSH Terms

Female
Herpes Zoster
Humans
Receptors, Progesterone
Triamcinolone
Triamcinolone Acetonide
Uterine Hemorrhage
Receptors, Progesterone
Triamcinolone
Triamcinolone Acetonide
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