Background: A single preoperative high dose of methylprednisolone (15 to 30 mg/kg) has
been advocated in surgery, because it may inhibit the surgical stress response and thereby …

According to the authors, a drug-induced disease as an unintended effect of a drug, which
results in mortality or morbidity with symptoms sufficient to prompt a patient to seek medical …

High dose intravenous glucocorticoid pulse (iv GCS) therapy is a proven approach in
patients with active, moderate to severe Graves' orbitopathy (GO) and dysthyroid optic …

Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the side effects of glucocorticoid (GC)
therapy observed by European thyroidologists during the treatment of Graves' orbitopathy …

BACKGROUND: High-dose intravenous methylprednisolone is the most common
therapeutic modality to treat acute exacerbations in multiple sclerosis (MS). Various cardiac …

High-dose intravenous pulse methylprednisolone is an important therapeutic modality for
many autoimmune conditions in both children and adults. Adverse effects of this therapy …

High-dose or “pulse” corticosteroid therapy is used to treat a vast array of conditions. There
is considerable evidence for their use in musculoskeletal diseases, such as rheumatoid …

Introduction: Corticosteroids are used in various clinical conditions that include many
immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Different side effects were described including …

Corticosteroids rank at the first place among the most commonly used immunosuppressive
agents in the rheumatology practice. Although their conventional adverse effects including …

Steroids are used for specific indications in the perioperative period to reduce laryngeal or
spinal cord edema, or for prophylaxis and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting …