Objective: Pemphigus vulgaris, a fatal autoimmune mucocutaneous disorder commonly seen involving the oral cavity, has since a long time remained a topic of concern regarding its treatment modalities. Pulse therapy, introduced in 1984, employs high-dose corticosteroids along with certain immunosuppressive agents and has gained wide popularity since the last three decades due to its advantage of ...

abstract backgrounds: subacromial impingement is a common cause of shoulder pain and many patients with this condition recover with conservative management. the most commonly used modalities of nonoperative treatment include activity modification, anti-inflammatory medication and subacromial injection of steroid and ultrasound and physical therapy programs. this study assessed the value of phys...

UNLABELLED Markers of inflammation, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell count, have, because of their low specificity, proven far from ideal in identifying patients with sepsis. Procalcitonin (PCT) has been shown to be a useful marker for differentiating patients with bacterial infection from other acute inflammatory conditions. Corticosteroid therapy has been demonstrated to ...

Outline which conditions causing acute respiratory failure benefit from corticosteroids. 1. Describe the studies providing data for efficacy of corticosteroids in these conditions. 2. Determine the biologic rationale for the use of corticosteroids in ARDS. 3. Discern the complications of corticosteroid therapy. 4. Provide recommendations for corticosteroid regimens in treating these conditions ...

Topical or oral nonsteroidai antiinflammatory medications (NSAIDs), corticosteroid injection, and acupuncture are more helpful than placebo in treating lateral epicondyiitis, or tennis eibow (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, multiple systematic reviews of randomized, controlled trials [RCTs] of limited quality and individual RCTs). A corticosteroid injection is effective for short-term ther...