Prednisolone is reputed to have less bioavailability than prednisone [3]. Accordingly, prednisone should be preferred for the long-term treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. Many corticosteroids can be given locally, via application to the skin (e.g. clobetasol propionate and betamethasone ...
Nevertheless, HD-DXM might lead to the occurrence of neuropsychiatric complications in very elderly patients and those with a history of psychiatric disease [101] and should be avoided. Under such situations, a shorter duration (e.g., 4 weeks) of prednisone and faster tapering are more favored...
(IS) therapy might be stopped, but information on whether and how this should be done is limited.ObjectivesTo determine if stopping IS in patients in remission is possible without triggering flare.MethodsAnalysis was conducted on all patients seen in The Lupus Clinic in whom IS was tapered and...
Given the corticosteroid tapering regimen in this trial where all but one patient were not tapered below 10 mg/day of prednisone until 8 weeks, it is very unlikely that patients would have clinically relapsed by 16 weeks. 3. Chronic sarcoidosis is not necessarily a life-long disease and ...
Prednisone is reinitiated at a high dose and tapered more slowly, but the platelet count again falls to < 20 000/μL when the dose reaches 10 mg daily. It is now 5 months since diagnosis. What is the appropriate therapy? Specifically, is splenectomy indicated or should it be reserved ...
(≥ 8 weeks) in that RCT. Nevertheless, HD-DXM might lead to the occurrence of neuropsychiatric complications in very elderly patients and those with a history of psychiatric disease [101] and should be avoided. Under such situations, a shorter duration (e.g., 4 weeks) of prednisone and...
(blood vessels) are most common in women around the age of 50. A sudden onset maximal intensity headache in persons of this age requires a medical evaluation. Headaches that are changing in pattern or frequency or that are becoming steadily worse should be discussed with a doctor. Other ...
You should be pain free before you progress the intensity of the activity or sport. Quadriceps pulls have a high likelihood of re-injury if you rush the process. Regain full strength and motion before returning to sport. Before a full return to sport or activity is initiated, you should ...
There is no evidence that a fixed number of chemotherapy cycles should be given prior to allogeneic transplant, and the patient was transplanted as soon as remission was confirmed by PET/CT, and the donor available. Common regimens and practical aspects of use are detailed in Table 2 and a ...
Immunosuppressive therapy should be tapered as far as possible.24,31,80 Adenoviral load detection. From detection, adenoviral load detection by PCR is performed at least weekly for optimal timing of preemptive treatment and careful monitoring of the response to treatment. Monitor evidence of disease....