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[Comparison of addition of theophylline to inhaled steroid with doubling of the dose of inhaled steroid in asthma].
The anti-asthmatic effect of theophylline may supplement those of inhaled steroids in asthma. The aim of the present trial was to study how the addition of theophylline compares to doubling the dose of inhaled steroid in asthmatics who remain symptomatic on beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) 400 micrograms/day. The trial was designed as a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study in several...
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of high-dose intravenous steroid pulse therapy followed by 3-month oral steroid therapy for Graves' ophthalmopathy. METHODS We selected 41 Japanese patients (age range, 21-76 years; mean = 49 years) who had active Graves' ophthalmopathy among 205 consecutive patients examined at Sapporo Medical University Hospital between 1997 and 1999. In a prospective study, w...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0021-5384,1883-2083
DOI: 10.2169/naika.97.1235