TREATMENT WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS

Authors
WINTERBAUER RH KIRTLAND SH CORLEY DE
Citation
Rh. Winterbauer et al., TREATMENT WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS, Clinics in chest medicine, 18(4), 1997, pp. 843
Citations number
60
Journal title
Clinics in chest medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02725231
Volume
18
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0272-5231(1997)18:4<843:TWC>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Oral corticosteroids remain the cornerstone therapy for sarcoidosis. C ritical clinical decisions include selecting the patient who should be treated, dose and duration of therapy, and accurate analysis of the a nticipated benefits and potential side effects for the individual pati ent. The treatment of pulmonary and cardiac sarcoidosis is emphasized and the role of inhaled corticosteroids in the treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis is reviewed.