A practical guide to the monitoring and management of the complications of systemic corticosteroid therapy

Liu, Dora; Ahmet, Alexandra; M. Ward, Leanne; Krishnamoorthy, Preetha; D. Mandelcorn, Efrem; Leigh, Richard; P. Brown, Jacques; Cohen, Albert; Kim, Harold

doi:10.1186/1710-1492-9-30

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A practical guide to the monitoring and management of the complications of systemic corticosteroid therapy

Published in Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology • Aug 15, 2013

Authors:

Dora Liu

Alexandra Ahmet

Leanne M. Ward

Abstract

Systemic corticosteroids play an integral role in the management of many inflammatory and immunologic conditions, but these agents are also associated with serious risks. Osteoporosis, adrenal suppression, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, Cushing's syndrome, psychiatric disturban...

Subject

Medicine

Immunosuppression

Dyslipidemia

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