AAN Guideline-Corticosteroid treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Geeta Sharma Sharma12 Jun 2016 4:23 PM ISTDuchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that involves muscle weakness, which quickly gets worse. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a form of...
New medicine, benralizumab to reduce Steroid dependence in severe asthma: NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 May 2017 2:32 PM ISTHamilton,- A trial led by a McMaster University respirology professor shows promising results for a new medicine for severe asthma patients.The...
Single Dose Dexamethasone NON inferior to 5 Days prednisone in adult asthmatics Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Feb 2018 8:30 PM ISTAcute asthma presentations account for more than 2.1 million Emergency Department (ED) visits annually in the US. Current guidelines from the National...
Eczema drug effective against severe asthma Vinay Singh singh22 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTEczema drug, dupilumab reduces severe asthma symptoms and improves patients' ability to breathe better than standard therapies, according to two...
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...
An interesting case of Glandular Tularemia Hina Zahid8 Sept 2018 6:00 PM ISTLaura Marks, at Barnes–Jewish Hospital, St. Louis and colleagues have reported an interesting case of Glandular Tularemia that has appeared in...
An Unusual Presentation of Wegner’s granulomatosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Sept 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr Sunil Pokharel and colleagues have reported a case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) {formerly known as Wegner’s granulomatosis}. The case...
A case of brown and striped nails after chemotherapy Hina Zahid22 Oct 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr Musa F. Alzahrani at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has reported a case of nails turning brown and striped after chemotherapy. The case...
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...
Low dose prednisone prevents flares in SLE patients: BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jan 2020 7:25 PM ISTFrance: Maintenance of 5 mg/day prednisone versus its withdrawal, in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with the inactive disease, prevents...
No role of steroids in management of isolated acute urticaria, finds trial Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Jun 2017 1:51 PM ISTDespite standard use for the itching associated with urticaria (commonly known as hives), prednisone (a steroid) offered no additional relief to...
