Corticosteroids in neonatal hepatitis.

Hepatitis antigen and -fetoprotein in neonatal hepatitis.

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Corticosteroids in Infectious Diseases

Accumulated data based on experiences with curtico,teroids in the management uf infectious disea­ses, have proved that they are very dfective and ,afe drugs provided that are administered properly.  The Corticosteroids arc administered mainly be­c,1usc o; antitoxic, antiimflammatory a11d antiallcrgic effects, the cndotoxius are ncuturalized, generalized body reactions are diminished, damaged t...

Corticosteroids for alcoholic hepatitis--what's next?

Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is observed in approximately 20% of heavy drinkers. The treatment of AH remains controversial and will, in the near future, constitute one of the main challenges to clinicians involved in the management of severe alcoholic liver disease [1]. Individual data from the last three randomized controlled trials (RCT), prospective studies and a recent RCT constantly showed tha...

Rescue corticosteroids in twin pregnancies and short-term neonatal outcomes.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the efficacy of a rescue course of antenatal corticosteroids in twin pregnancies. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Tertiary-care centre. POPULATION Twins born from 24 to <34 weeks of gestation in a single maternal and fetal medicine practice from 2006 to 2011. METHODS We compared neonatal outcomes in 88 twins exposed to a single course of corticosteroids ...

Cholestasis within Neonatal Hepatitis