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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: Intravenous Immunoglobulin Use for Neurologic Diseases
31 Oct 2007 by Carol Lee Koski, MD Jardiolyn Valino Patterson,...  
Oral prednisone (1 mg/kg daily, tapered over 9 months) produced small but significant improvements in graded muscle strength, neurologic disability, and nerve conductions,9 but a Cochrane Review rated this as weak evidence for clinical efficacy.12 ..... High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin exerts its beneficial effect in patients with dermatomyositis by blocking endomysial deposition of activated complement fragments. J Clin Invest. 1994;94:1729–1735. [Context Link] ...
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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: 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: Efficacy of Various Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy Protocols ...
30 Apr 2007 by Gurcan, H. M, Ahmed, A R.  
In the absence of a defined protocol, studies have demonstrated that IVIG therapy is effective in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, dermatomyositis, stiff person syndrome, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positive systemic ..... A successful outcome was observed in 12 (63%) of the prednisone-treated group and 13 (62%) immunoglobulin-treated patients. Nonresponders in both groups were given a combination of IVIG and corticosteroids, and a positive clinical response ...
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View Post: Kaycee's Story: Diffuse Scleroderma with Polymyositis
19 May 2009
We made an appointment with a rheumatologist and he determined that she did not have scleroderma but did have dermatomyositis. He immediately put her on prednisone and scheduled appointments to see her again in three months. ... Then I was sent home on oral antibiotics to be taken until 4/28/09. The bad part about this is that now that this has happened, I am more susceptible to it happening again. Just another hurdle to jump with this dreadful disease. ...
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