An uncommon side effect of a very commonly used medication: A case report on hydrocortisone-induced bradycardia

• Main Authors: Alvin Oliver Payus, Ann Chee Chai, Norlaila Mustafa
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2021
• Subjects: RC581-607 Immunologic diseases. Allergy; RM300-666 Drugs and their actions
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30883/1/An%20uncommon%20side%20effect%20of%20a%20very%20commonly%20used%20medication%2C%20A%20case%20report%20on%20hydrocortisone-induced%20bradycardia-ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30883/2/An%20uncommon%20side%20effect%20of%20a%20very%20commonly%20used%20medication%2C%20A%20case%20report%20on%20hydrocortisone-induced%20bradycardia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30883/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ccr3.4678; http://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4678
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Sinus bradycardia is a rare but important side effect of high-dose hydrocortisone. It is a self-limiting condition that recovered spontaneously upon stopping the medication and did not recur with other types of corticosteroids.