Tag: Steroids

Dexamethasone and remdesivir use have gradually increased during the pandemic; hydroxychloroquine use peaked in March 2020

Vincristine and dexamethasone pulses might be eliminated during second year of treatment for children with low-risk disease

Early outcomes of two large observational studies show mixed results for the efficacy of immunomodulation with IVIG, glucocorticoids, or both

More patients receiving rituximab versus mycophenolate mofetil had sustained complete remission at week 52, fewer had disease flares

Dexamethasone reduces risk for nausea and vomiting after nonurgent, noncardiac surgery without increasing incidence of surgical-site infection

Risks for small for gestational age or low birth weight not increased with exposure to potent or very potent topical corticosteroids

Low-quality evidence suggests type/dose of steroid not linked to adverse psychological reactions, possibly associated with sleep problems

In former users, longer accumulated duration of anabolic androgenic steroid use was associated with lower serum INSL3

IV immunoglobulins plus methylprednisolone associated with lower risk for treatment failure compared with immunoglobulins alone

Corticosteroid therapy and/or antiherpes viral therapy recommended for patients developing Bell's palsy after vaccination