The Journal of The American Medical Association . 1955Bollet, AJ, Black, R, Bunim, JJ (1955) Major undesirable side-effects resulting from prednisolone and prednisone. JAMA 158: pp. 459-463Bollet AJ, Black R, Bunim JJ. Major undesirable side-effects resulting from prednisolone and prednisone....
Introduction: In 2004, a Cochrane Review and AAN practice parameter concluded that prednisone 0.75 mg/kg/day is of short-term efficacy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Subsequent efforts to standardize care for DMD indicated wide variation in corticosteroid use. Methods: We surveyed physicians ...
Depressive states as side effects of increased glucocorticoid levels have been observed in patients with Cushing’s disease30 or accompanying hormone therapy31. Treatment of rodents with corticosterone resulted in similar depressive-like behavioral modifications32. Mifepristone, a glucocorticoid receptor ...
Physician's reasons for utilizing ZA were recorded as were any documented side effects (SE). Patients were categorized by their physicians as "high risk for fracture" if they had prior fragility fractures or prednisone use. Results : Of 55 patients receiving ZA, 84% were Caucasian and 9% ...
Use of glucocorticoids (prednisone > 10 mg/day) Over the past 1 month, broad-spectrum antibiotics are used more than 7 days Malnutrition The number of neutrophils in peripheral blood is less than 1 × 109L−1 If none of these risk factors are present, the main pathogens areS. pneumoniae...
Prednisone was stopped after tapering its dosage slowly after 1 month, and levamisole was continued for a further 3-month period. The patient was followed up for one year; there was a significant reduction in the severity, frequency, and number of ulcerations, as well as a significant ...