However, hospitalized patients might also benefit from higher doses of systemic steroids initially ... 10 days recommended in current guidelines. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ...

Steroids, or corticosteroids ... steroid injections into the most involved joints can provide local and sometimes systemic relief. This relief may be dramatic but is not lasting.

This study, led by Johns Hopkins Medicine cardiologists and rheumatologists, say their analysis of data affirms that using steroids to curb ... of patients with SLE, a chronic autoimmune disease ...

Steroids can also cause side effects like acne ... autoimmune conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Over time, chronic inflammation can damage areas like your joints, kidneys, and ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex, chronic, autoimmune disorder that ... therapy by assessing disease type and severity. Steroids, particularly prednisone, which is highly ...

Osteoporosis associated with chronic steroid therapy ... It has arbitrarily been decided that the use of steroids for at least 3 months is a clinically significant risk factor for osteoporosis ...

Do not use fluorinated steroids longer than 1 week on the face. Avoid abrupt cessation in chronic use. Systemic absorption increased by broken or inflamed skin, prolonged use, application to large ...

Do not use fluorinated steroids longer than 1 week on the face. Avoid abrupt cessation in chronic use. Systemic absorption increased by broken or inflamed skin, prolonged use, application to large ...