Steroids Need to Be Tapered Early to Reduce Risks of Diabetes
Glucocorticoids remain a cornerstone of therapy for many inflammatory diseases despite being associated with significant adverse effects, among which are hyperglycemia and diabetes mellitus. A recent ...
Steroid-toxicity in dermatology: taking a stand for patients with autoimmune blistering diseases
Autoimmune blistering diseases are painful and debilitating dermatoses. Their treatment is based on steroids, often for extended periods of time, leading patients to suffer the consequences of ...
Predicting Steroid-Toxicity
A new study published in ACR Open Rheumatology1 by clinical researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has found it is possible to evaluate the risk of a patient encountering future ...
Ruminations on 20 Years of Advances in IgG4-Related Disease Diagnosis and Management
“While there is a growing body of case work on IgG4-related disease, people still find it a revelation that IgG4-related disease is actually a form of vasculitis.” The epidemiology of IgG4-related ...
Steroid-Toxicity in Children - the Desperate Need for a Pediatric Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index
Glucocorticoids have undoubtedly saved the lives of many children, whether to control asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, muscular dystrophy, or autoimmune diseases such as lupus. However, chronic ...
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