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View Post: Deltasone (Prednisone) Drug Information: Uses, Side Effects, Drug ...
20 Apr 2007
PREDNISONE - ORAL. (PRED-nih-sone). COMMON BRAND NAME(S): Deltasone. USES: Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's response to various diseases to reduce symptoms such as swelling and ...
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View Post: Arch Dermatol -- Abstract: Sweet-like Dermatosis in 2 Patients ...
17 Nov 2008 by Owen, CE, Malone, JC, Callen, JP  
The 2 patients responded to therapy with oral dapsone and prednisone, respectively. Conclusions The atypical presentation of neutrophilic dermatosis in 2 patients with clinical features of dermatomyositis and intercurrent ...
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View Post: Clinical Medicine Update: Case Report: A Deadly Siren and an ...
8 May 2006 by Dr.Jithesh.KMBBS, MD  
Of all the inflammatory myopathies the chance association with malignant lesions especially in the older age group is highest with dermatomyositis. However the extent of search that should be conducted for an occult neoplasm in adults ... Patient was started on oral prednisolone at 40mg OD dose. Patient showed dramatic improvement in weakness and a decrease in CPK levels (4839 IU/l) and skin lesion significantly decreased. Patient was kept under regular follow up to rule ...
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View Post: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Clinical Trial: A Study to Evaluate ...
16 Sep 2009
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of multiple intravenous (IV) doses of sifalimumab in adult subjects with active systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or active dermatomyositis (DM) or polymyositis (PM) who .... Cyclophosphamide (or any other alkylating agent); Any of the following medications within 28 days before entry into the study: Prednisone or equivalent > 30 mg/day or > 0.5 mg/kg, whichever is the lesser amount ...
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View Post: [2] òÅ×ÍÁÔÉÚÍ « Обсуждение медицинских вопросов
15 Oct 2009 by admin  
Stop agent, treat with prednisone, may require intubation 10. Liver Biopsy See Page "Chronic Hepatitis" in Gastroen a. Generally indicated around initiation of therapy in patients with history of liver disease b. Also may be useful in patients with .... Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis b. Immune thrombocytopenia with SLE (? in primary antiphospholipid syndrome) c. Drug resistant vasculitis d. Various neurological conditions See Page "Guillain-Barre Syndrome" in Neuropht ...
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View Post: Medrol (Methylprednisolone) Drug Information: Uses, Side Effects ...
28 Jun 2007
Other corticoids, including methylprednisolone, hydrocortisone, prednisone, and prednisolone, are considered to be short acting (producing adrenal cortical suppression for 1¼ to 1½ days following a single dose) and thus are recommended .... The effect of methylprednisolone on oral anticoagulants is variable. There are reports of enhanced as well as diminished effects of anticoagulant when given concurrently with corticosteroids. Therefore, coagulation indices should be ...
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View Post: Linear morphea with secondary mucinosis Khandpur S, Singh S ...
9 Aug 2009 by Khandpur Sujay, Singh Saurabh, Sharma Vinod...  
Secondary mucin deposition in the skin is a common feature of lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis. In scleroderma, it occurs uncommonly or in small amount. We describe a 7-year-old boy with progressive, linear, bound-down plaques involving the thighs, lower abdomen .... In the case of generalized morphea with papular mucinosis reported by Rongioletti et al ., the sclerotic plaques did not improve and new ones continued to appear despite being on prednisone 25mg daily. ...
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View Post: FMGE / MCI EXAM 2009 preparation Tips & questain papers ...
16 Jan 2009 by Dr.vikas yadav  
Elevated in:Muscular dystrophy, rhabdomyolysis, dermatomyositis/polymyositis, trichinosis, acute hepatitis and other liver diseases, Ml, prostatic carcinoma, hemorrhagic pancreatitis, gangrene, delirium tremens .... Decreased in:Hereditary deficiency of antithrombin III, DIC, pulmonary embolism, cirrhosis, thrombolytic therapy, chronic liver failure, post-surgery, third trimester of pregnancy, oral contraceptives, nephrotic syndrome, IV heparin >3 days, sepsis ...
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View Post: R2i with uncommon disease - autoimmune - R2IClubForums
30 Mar 2007 by r2i_hope_soon  
Some people with dermatomyositis (DM) first notice the signs (for example, rash and weakness) during pregnancy. For patients who already have myositis and become pregnant, the weakness and other symptoms can become worse, or flare, ..... She prescribed oral prednisone and combined that medication with anti inflammatory drugs naproxen, sulfazine. Now I am still having sulfazine and weekly pred forte drops. In the meantime I went to a iritis specialist in San Francisco area ...
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