OBJECTIVE To identify the most common diseases and age of corticosteroid use in women over 50, dosage in last year, duration of oral corticosteroid use, prescription for fracture prevention (drug used), and referrals for bone densitometry. METHODS General practice records from 41 practices in Shropshire identified 62,230 women aged >50 from a population of 80,082. Data on fractures, duration ...

recalcitrant gingival erythematous lichen planus lesions comprise a considerable therapeutic problem. this case of chronic desquamative gingivitis in a 25-year-old woman with erosive oral lichen planus was treated with topical and systemic corticosteroid administration, followed by placement of a free gingival graft on right upper quadrant. although recurrence of the lesions was observed follow...

We report a rare case of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia followed by invasive aspergillosis (IA). Legionellosis was ameliorated by the administration of ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, and corticosteroid as adjunctive therapy. Although intravenous administration of the corticosteroid was effective at reducing severe inflammation due to legionellosis, IA occurred at 12 days after admission. Combin...

Endogenous plasma growth hormone concentrations were measured in 23 children who were receiving daily corticosteroid therapy and in 10 control asthmatic children who had not received steroids for at least 8 months. The growth hormone concentrations were similar in the two groups of patients both during the fasting state and after insulin-induced hypoglycemia. 12 children, who were studied while...

Anti-IgE therapy, using recombinant humanized anti-IgE antibodies, is clinically effective in patients with eosinophil-related disorders such as allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic urticaria. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia tends to respond promptly to systemic corticosteroid therapy, however; relapses are common following corticosteroid tapering. We treated two patients (17- and 19-...

The purpose of this paper is to review the recent literature related to invasive mechanical ventilation, NIV, pediatric mechanical ventilation, and aerosol therapy. Topics covered related to invasive mechanical ventilation topics include the role of PEEP in providing lung protection during mechanical ventilation, unconventional modes for severe hypoxemia, and strategies to improve patient-venti...

Introduction: The objective of this study was to describe the modalities responses observed following realization a bolus methylprednisolone in children treated for nephrotic syndrome pediatric nephrology unit Abidjan order assess need its our practice. Methods: we carried out descriptive and analytical cross-sectional patients followed up having benefited from administration 3 boluses at dosag...

introduction: there are controversies regarding treatment of peritonsillar abscess as a common infection of head and neck, especially for prescription of corticosteroids. according to review of articles, use of corticosteroids in management of this abscess is increasing, but more controlled and comparative studies are needed. in this clinical trial study, we evaluated corticosteroid as an adjut...

Aspergillus tracheobronchitis (AT), an unusual form of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), is characterized by pseudomembrane formation, ulcer or obstruction that is predominantly confined to tracheobronchial tree. Hematologic malignancies, neutropenia, solid organ transplantation, chronic corticosteroid therapy and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are known to be major predisposin...