Complications of Steroid Use on Mt Everest

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Complications of Steroid Use on Mt Everest Bishnu Hari Subedi, MBBS, Jhapindra Pokharel, MBBS, Torrey L. Goodman, MD, Sanuraja Amatya, MBBS, Luanne Freer, MD, Nalin Banskota, MBBS, Eric Johnson, MD, Buddha Basnyat, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 345-348 (December 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2010.09.006 Copyright © 2010 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure Diffuse acne-form papules on the anterior trunk and both arms. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2010 21, 345-348DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2010.09.006) Copyright © 2010 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions