# Alert! Steroid and Cortisone Injections tainted with Aspergillus mold!

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/alert-steroid-and-cortisone-injections-tainted-with-aspergillus-mold/1875>\
**Category:** General GBS Discussion\
**Created:** [October 4, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/alert-steroid-and-cortisone-injections-tainted-with-aspergillus-mold/1875 "2012-10-04T23:52:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![SK1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/sk1/32/1433_2.png) [@SK1](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/u/SK1)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/alert-steroid-and-cortisone-injections-tainted-with-aspergillus-mold/1875/1 "2012-10-04T23:52:01Z")

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Five have lost their lives, others gravely ill after these meds were tainted with a toxic mold. Please be aware and careful!

[http://www.webmd.com/news/20121003/4-dead-tainted-spinal-steroids](http://www.webmd.com/news/20121003/4-dead-tainted-spinal-steroids)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus)

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**Author:** ![SK1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/sk1/32/1433_2.png) [@SK1](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/u/SK1)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/alert-steroid-and-cortisone-injections-tainted-with-aspergillus-mold/1875/2 "2012-10-07T19:21:48Z")

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They are even warning about dental injections and OTC meds! The FDA is certainly slipping on their standards, regulations and inspections! Aspergillus is about as toxic as you can get, and now they have even found an additional fungus in these solutions! Some have preservatives, some do not!

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**Author:** ![Scott\_O](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/scott_o/32/4_2.png) [@Scott\_O](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/u/Scott_O)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/alert-steroid-and-cortisone-injections-tainted-with-aspergillus-mold/1875/3 "2012-10-07T22:36:38Z")

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thanks for the post SK!

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**Author:** ![Lisa\_Tu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/lisa_tu/32/1679_2.png) [@Lisa\_Tu](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/u/Lisa_Tu)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/alert-steroid-and-cortisone-injections-tainted-with-aspergillus-mold/1875/4 "2012-10-08T17:27:13Z")

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Many thanks for the post!