Prospective randomized trials are needed to confirm the efficacy of steroids in this setting and to determine which patients would benefit most from this.EranLaviDavidShoseyovNataliaSimanovskyRebeccaBrooksEBSCO_AspCase reports in pediatricsLavi E et al. Systemic steroid treatment for severe expanding ...
Fluoroquinolones (see above) are the treatment of choice in this infection. This infection is often diagnosed by a special urine test looking for specific antibodies to the specific organism. Recently, a study performed in the Netherlands demonstrated that adding a steroid medication, dexamethasone (D...
Steroid treatment (prednisone, 40 mg orally twice daily with a tapering dose over 3 weeks) should be initiated for patients with a PaO2 less than 70 mm Hg or an alveolar arterial gradient of greater than 35 and has been shown to be associated with a decreased risk of respiratory and ...
for which the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 was awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo who discovered new approaches in harnessing the immune system to fight cancer. It shows its huge impact on the world's cancer treatment and contribution to the global ...
Corticosteroids for Blastomycosis-Induced ARDS: A Report of Two Patients and Review of the Literature Corticosteroids are of proven benefit in the treatment of severePneumocystis jirovecipneumonia and are recommended for the treatment of severe pulmonary ... T Lahm,S Neese,AT Thornburg,... - 《Ches...
A detailed description is presented of three cases of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, including clinical features, pulmonary physiologic studies before and after treatment with steroid therapy, and light and electron microscopic studies. All patients showed a dramatic clinical response to steroid therapy, ...
BALF and lung biopsy were essential for the diagnosis, and systemic steroid therapy was effective. Lipoid pneumonia is a rare disease entity and can be categorized as exogenous and endogenous based on the lipid origin. Endogenous lipoid pneumonia has a wide range of etiologies or underlying ...
Pneumonia may cause mild symptoms, or it can be severe and life-threatening.What increases my risk for pneumonia?A cold or the flu Health conditions, such as heart or lung disease A weakened immune system caused by HIV, cancer, or steroid use Recent hospitalization Smoking Excess alcohol use ...
"Seldom do we see a major advance in treatment of a condition as common as community-acquired pneumonia," said Dr. Gordon Guyatt, the study's senior investigator and a professor of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics at McMaster. "Corticosteroids over short periods are safe, and we now know...
The article discusses the benefits of steroid use as an adjunctive therapy for patients diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Information provided include how steroid can improve outcomes CAP treatment, such as reduced hospital length of stay, decreased time to clinical stability, and lowe...