Developing a round face

English translation: puffiness

09:21 Sep 10, 2006

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English term or phrase: Developing a round face

Steroids such as prednisone help reduce the immune response and improve the chances of the new kidney being accepted by the body. The patient may have to take these medications life long so that the new kidney can continue to function normally. However, these drugs can cause a number of problems for the patient, like:

Developing a round face

Opportunistic infections due to suppressed immunity

Could you explain the meaning of 'developing a round face'?

Rajan Chopra KudoZ activity Questions: 537 (1 open) (4 without valid answers) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 1591 India
Local time: 04:45

Selected answer:puffiness

Explanation:
This is one of the side effects of prednisone:
Prednisone also causes puffiness of the face (moon face)
Hope it helps.
Good luck.
Sarah.

Selected response from:

Sarah Brenchley
Local time: 01:15

Grading comment

Thanks so much to all of you for your answers.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +10

puffiness

Sarah Brenchley

4 +2

a puffy swollen face which is stop when you stop taking the steroids

Anna Maria Augustine (X)

5 +1

fat accumulation in the cheeks

Michael Barnett

the face become permanently swollen, probably

sergey (X)

Cushing's syndrome

Sara Noss

Answers

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

developing a round face a puffy swollen face which is stop when you stop taking the steroids

Explanation:
http://www.arc.org.uk/about_arth/infosheets/6251/6251.htm

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which will stop, not is, sorry.

Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 01:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 27

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

developing a round face

puffiness

Explanation:
This is one of the side effects of prednisone:
Prednisone also causes puffiness of the face (moon face)
Hope it helps.
Good luck.
Sarah.

Reference: http://www.medicinenet.com/prednisone/article.htm

Sarah Brenchley
Local time: 01:15
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks so much to all of you for your answers.

18 mins confidence:

developing a round face Cushing's syndrome

Explanation:
which is the "puffy" or "round" face as a potential side effect.

HTH
Sara

Reference: http://www.medic8.com/healthguide/articles/prednisone.html

Sara Noss
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of:

English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Suzan Hamer

2 hrs

-> Thank you, Suzan.

agree

Caryl Swift

2 hrs

-> Thank you, Caryl.

disagree

Sarah Brenchley: This is a disease in itself caused by over exposure to cortisol and with its own possible side effects so by suggesting this you effectively replace one side effect with a series of others.

3 hrs

-> Ok - I see what you mean, but as it is triggered by prolonged use of prednisone, which acts like cortisol it is an unfortunate side effect. I should have been more explicit in my response. Puffiness as you suggest is the most apt option.

disagree

Michael Barnett: Cushing's syndrome is a symptom complex, not just the swollen face. Moreover, it is usually used in the context of ENDOGENOUS cortisone overproduction.

5 hrs

-> Ok. My apologies. I stand corrected.

10 mins confidence:

developing a round face the face become permanently swollen, probably

Explanation:
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becomeS

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one of the side effects of this medication

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Symptoms:
Possible Problems:
What To Do:
Weight gain with accumulation
of fat over upper back and trunk.
Round face and puffy eyes.
http://www.mdadvice.com/library/symp/symptom90.html

sergey (X)
Local time: 00:15

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

developing a round face fat accumulation in the cheeks

Explanation:
The term "puffiness" while somewhat vague, is usually used, in a medical context, to suggest edematous swelling due to an accumulation of fluid in the tissue. This is not the case in the context of prednisone side effects or Cushing's syndrome. The swelling is due to a redistribution of body fat induced by the hormone. The round face (moon face) is caused by the deposition of fat in the cheeks.
http://www.utdol.com/utd/content/image.do?imageKey=endo_pix/...

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Fat accumulation in the cheeks results in a "moon" face that sometimes obscures the ears when a patient is examined from the front (show picture 3). Fat deposition in the temporal fossae also contributes to facial rounding. (From "Uptodate" medical reference.)

Michael Barnett
Local time: 19:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 138

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