Severe chronic urticaria treated with oral mini-pulse steroid therapy

Hiccups following steroid oral mini-pulse (OMP) therapy.

A 22-year-old man presented with alopecia areata on the scalp of six months’ duration. It was progressive both in terms of size and number of lesions. He gave no history of atopy, hypertension or diabetes. He had been intermittently applying various topical corticosteroids and salicylic acid and had been injected intralesional triamcinolone twice, but without any improvement. His routine hemato...

comparison of oral prednisolone pulse therapy with intravenous methyl prednisolone pulse therapy in severe alopecia areata

Efficacy of steroid oral mini-pulse therapy in lichen planus: an open trial in 35 patients.

Oral mini -pulse steroid therapy in the treatment of dermatological diseases: review of the literature

Background: Pulse therapy is a type of systemic management in which large amounts of medications are administered to patients in short time and intervals (e.g. weekly) to get the stronger effects of medication sooner and avoid long term use of them. Objective: To determine how therapy-resistant dermatology diseases respond to oral minipulse steroids . Methods: Articles with Mesh terms "pulse th...

Tapering Oral Steroid Treatment After IV Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy in Demyelinating Optic Neuritis

Background: Optic neuritis is an inflammation of the optic nerve. Because of importance of vision for human, management of optic neuritis is an important issue in neurology. Objectives: This study aimed at assessing the effect of oral steroid treatment after intravenous (IV) methylprednisolone therapy on demyelinating optic neuritis. Materials & Methods: 60 Patients with first episode of acut...