Betamethasone Abuse in Infancy
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A four month old male infant born with a birth weight of 2.5 kg presented with chickenpox. On examination, he weighed 11 kg and had cushingoid features. His blood pressure was normal and had multiple papulovesicular lesions characteristic of chickenpox. The child had to be treated with oral acyclovir in view of cushingoid features. At fifteen days of life, a private practitioner had prescribed betamethasone oral drops for upper respiratory tract infection. The mother had noticed increased appetite after betamethasone use and continued the same daily.
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