Opportunistic infection, infection, peritonitis; leukocytosis; drug hypersensitivity, anaphylactic & anaphylactoid reaction; Cushingoid, hypopituitarism, steroid w/drawal syndrome; metabolic acidosis, Na & fluid retention, hypokalemic alkalosis, dyslipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance, increased insulin requirement (or oral hypoglycemic agents in diabetics), lipomatosis, increased appetite (increased wt), affective disorder (including depressed mood, euphoric mood, affect lability, drug dependence, suicidal ideation), psychotic disorder (including mania, delusion, hallucination & schizophrenia), psychotic behavior; mental disorder, change personality, confusional state, anxiety, mood swings, abnormal behavior, insomnia, irritability; epidural lipomatosis, increased intracranial pressure [w/ papilledema (benign intracranial HTN)], seizure, amnesia, cognitive disorder, dizziness, headache; chorioretinopathy, cataract, glaucoma, exophthalmos; vertigo; cardiac failure congestive (in susceptible patients); thrombosis, HTN, hypotension; pulmonary embolism, hiccups; peptic ulcer, intestinal perforation, gastric hemorrhage, pancreatitis, ulcerative esophagitis, esophagitis, abdominal distention & pain, diarrhea, dyspepsia, nausea; angioedema, hirsutism, petechiae, ecchymosis, skin atrophy, erythema, hyperhidrosis, skin striae, rash, pruritus, urticaria, acne; muscular weakness, myalgia, myopathy, muscle atrophy, osteoporosis, osteonecrosis, pathological fracture, neuropathic arthropathy, arthralgia, growth retardation; irregular menstruation; impaired healing, peripheral edema, fatigue, malaise; increased IOP, urine Ca, ALT/AST, blood alkaline phosphatase & blood urea; decreased carbohydrate tolerance & blood K; suppression of skin tests reaction; spinal compression fracture, tendon rupture.
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