An abnormal mental or physical condition induced in a patient by the effects of treatment.
A condition caused by medical intervention or drug treatment; iatrogenic nutrient deficiency is due to drug-nutrient interactions.
Illness, disease, or imbalances created by medical or nonmedical treatment that were not present before treatment. In medicine the therapy is blamed (not the therapist) and changed to something else. In alternative medicine it may be called a “healing crisis” and deemed good for you. Beware: if the therapy makes you feel worse in a new way, it is almost always the wrong therapy.
Caused by treatment; for instance, an infection caused by a failure of surgical antiseptic precautions.
Resulting from the activity of a physician. Originally applied to disorders induced in the patient by autosuggestion based on the physician’s examination, manner or discussion. It is now applied to any condition in a patient occurring as a result of treatment by a physician or surgeon, such as a drug reaction.
Referring to a condition which is caused by a doctor’s treatment for another disease or condition.
An abnormal state in a patient induced by inappropriate or erroneous treatment.
To a condition caused by medical diagnostic procedures, or exposure to medical treatment, facilities, and personnel (e.g., corticosteroid-induced Cushing’s syndrome).
Any undesirable condition occurring as a result of a treatment or medicine. Iatrogenic disease is one caused inadvertently by a doctor, surgeon, diagnostic procedure, or medication, such as an infection acquired during the course of treatment or the side effect of a medication.
Describing a condition that has resulted from treatment, as either an unforeseen or inevitable side-effect.
The term “iatrogenic” refers to any medical condition, disease, or adverse event that arises as a result of medical treatment. It essentially means “caused by the physician”.