Steroid treatment for eye disorder led to man’s death

A YOUNG man died after steroid therapy for an eye condition triggered complete organ failure, an inquest heard yesterday.

Cork City Coroner’s Court was told how Remmy Ajayi, 33, living in Greenfields in Ballincollig, Co Cork, suffered a very rare but fatal side-affect from the steroids which were being used to treat his eye problem.

The treatment caused severe onset diabetes which resulted in his pancreas shutting down. This, in turn, led to complete organ failure and Mr Ajayi died last November.