High Fever Induced by Dexamethasone Withdrawal

The Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome: A Review of the Implications, Etiology, and Treatments

“…This case, previously reported by Margolin et al, 9 was a 63-year-old woman with breast cancer metastatic to the brain, who was placed on a dexamethasone taper after undergoing a left fronto-parietal craniotomy. Nearly a month and a half later, upon cessation of the steroid, the patient developed a fever.…”