Steroid Therapy

neurobrucellosis and steroid therapy

Pulse steroid therapy.

Intravenous supra-pharmacological doses of corticosteroids are used in various inflammatory and autoimmune conditions because they are cumulatively less toxic than sustained steroid treatment at lower quantitative dosage. Their action is supposed to be mediated through non-genomic actions within the cell. Common indications for use in children include steroid resistant and steroid dependent nep...

Steroid therapy in asthma.

In the following article the indications for the use of steroids in asthma are considered. The risks attendant upon such treatment are discussed. A comparison is made between the effects of the naturally occurring preparations and some of the modern synthetic analogues. The following table shows roughly equivalent doses of the various oral steroid preparations, so that comparable doses can read...

Steroid Therapy in Asthma

In the following article the indications for the use of steroids in asthma are considered. The risks attendant upon such treatment are discussed. A comparison is made between the effects of the naturally occurring preparations and some of the modern synthetic analogues. The following table shows roughly equivalent doses of the various oral steroid preparations, so that comparable doses can read...

Laboratory aids in steroid therapy.

Cortisone and its analogues have been available in Great Britain for about 6 years. Despite extensive experience, it has not yet been possible to codify precisely either the indications for using these drugs or the method of regulating their dosage for maintenance therapy in the chronic rheumatic diseases. Nevertheless, the success or failure of treatment frequently depends on the refinements o...