Novel Agent Cuts Asthma Exacerbations :NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Sept 2017 1:00 PM ISTIn some patients with moderate-to-severe asthma patients treated with long-acting beta-agonists and medium-to-high doses of inhaled glucocorticoids,...
Rare Case of Sarcoidosis with only extensive Intramuscular manifestation Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Oct 2017 10:30 AM ISTAn unusual case of Sarcoidosis has been reported in Journal of Medical case reports by N Meyer et al. in which there was no pulmonary involvement and...
Glucocorticoids offer long-term benefits for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Nov 2017 7:10 PM ISTGlucocorticoids, a class of steroid hormone medications often prescribed to patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), offer long-term benefits...
Long-term Low-dose Steroids acceptable in Early RA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 Dec 2017 8:00 PM ISTIn the latest cohort study conducted by Dr.Camille Roubille and colleagues explored 7-year tolerability profile of glucocorticoids (GC) for early...
A case of Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 Dec 2017 7:02 PM ISTA case of Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis has been reported by Dr. Yuusaku Sugihara and associates which has been published in The New England ...
EULAR 2018 update on management of Behcet’s syndrome Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 April 2018 7:01 PM ISTBehcet’s syndrome (BS) is a systemic variable vessel vasculitis that involves the skin, mucosa, joints, eyes, arteries, veins, nervous system and the...
New guideline for amiodarone-related thyroid dysfunction Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jun 2018 7:01 PM ISTThe European Thyroid Association (ETA) has developed a new guideline for the management of amiodarone-associated thyroid dysfunction. The...
Oral glucocorticoids do not reduce BMD in Rheumatoid Arthritis upto 2 years Vinay Singh singh5 July 2018 7:30 PM ISTTreatment with prednisone/prednisolone was not associated with significant change in bone mass density (BMD) compared with placebo in patients with...
Steroids improve symptoms,reduce hospital stay in children with croup Vinay Singh singh28 Aug 2018 7:22 PM ISTSteroids reduced symptoms of croup at two hours, shortened hospital stays, and reduced the rate of return visits to care, reports a systematic review...
Case of cutaneous Sarcoidosis appearing in Tattoos - NEJM Hina Zahid29 Oct 2018 6:00 PM ISTLisa K. Torres, at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas and colleagues have reported a case of cutaneous Sarcoidosis...
Tofacitinib effective in resistant cutaneous Sarcoidosis Vinay Singh singh8 Jan 2019 7:15 PM ISTA new study published in NEJM has demonstrated benefits to treating severe cutaneous sarcoidosis using tofacitinib.Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory...
Management of Steroid-induced osteoporosis - NEJM Vinay Singh singh16 Jan 2019 7:15 PM ISTLong-term use of glucocorticoids is associated with clinically significant toxic effects. Nearly 1% of all adults and 3% of adults older than 50 years...
