Long-term oral corticosteroid therapy does not alter the results of immediate-type allergy skin prick tests☆, ☆☆, ★

1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 522-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
A DESROCHES ◽  
L PARADIS ◽  
Y BOUGEARD ◽  
P GODARD ◽  
J BOUSQUET ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corticosteroid Therapy ◽  
Oral Corticosteroid ◽  
Skin Prick Tests ◽  
Immediate Type Allergy ◽  
Oral Corticosteroid Therapy

scholarly journals Bilateral Spontaneous Rupture of Achilles Tendons: A Case Report

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
SK Rao ◽  
BC Navadgi ◽  
A Vasdev
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
Corticosteroid Therapy ◽  
Spontaneous Rupture ◽  
Oral Corticosteroid ◽  
Mechanism Of Injury ◽  
Oral Corticosteroid Therapy

Spontaneous bilateral rupture of Achilles tendon is rare. Rupture of the Achilles tendon has been described in patients on oral corticosteroid therapy. The sudden dorsiflexion of the plantar-flexed foot is the usual mechanism of injury. Spontaneous bilateral rupture is common in the degenerated tendon, which is often seen in patients with long-term corticosteroid therapy. This case is unusual because the patient has never taken steroids. We discuss the mechanism of injury and other probable causes.

Posterior Subcapsular Cataracts Associated with Long-Term Oral Corticosteroid Therapy

1977 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 726-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Shiono ◽  
Masashi Oonishi ◽  
Mamoru Yamaguchi ◽  
Fusaka Sakamoto ◽  
Aiko Umetsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corticosteroid Therapy ◽  
Oral Corticosteroid ◽  
Oral Corticosteroid Therapy

When to try alternate-day corticosteroid therapy

1976 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 49-51
Keyword(s):  
Corticosteroid Therapy ◽  
Growth Retardation ◽  
Water Retention ◽  
Muscle Wasting ◽  
Oral Corticosteroid ◽  
Cortical Atrophy ◽  
Children Obesity ◽  
Daily Dose ◽  
Pituitary Suppression

Treatment with a corticosteroid aims to achieve the remission of disease or satisfactory relief of symptoms with the least unwanted effects. With continuous long-term corticosteroid therapy these include adrenal cortical atrophy due to hypothalamic-pituitary suppression, growth retardation in children, obesity, Cushingoid appearance, bruising, muscle wasting and weakness, osteoporosis, sodium and water retention, diabetes and cataracts. Some of these are inevitable if the daily dose exceeds 10 mg of prednisolone or its equivalent, but the risk can be reduced by giving the drug on alternate days.1a b This regimen is not mentioned in most data sheets for oral corticosteroid preparations.

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