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===== Corticosteroids are ineffective ====== | ===== Corticosteroids are ineffective ====== | ||
- | There are no studies which show that steroids improve long-term prognosis in the treatment of illness. Van den Bosch and Grutters write(({{pubmed> | + | There are no studies which show that steroids improve long-term prognosis in the treatment of illness. Van den Bosch and Grutters write(({{pmid> |
- | The 2003 NIH ACCESS study(({{pubmed> | + | The 2003 NIH ACCESS study(({{pmid> |
Table 3 in the paper shows how, for the majority of patients, markers of the disease process remained unchanged. | Table 3 in the paper shows how, for the majority of patients, markers of the disease process remained unchanged. | ||
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Latent pathogens grow slowly and accumulate over the course of decades. There is every reason to believe that a longer-term study as well as one looking at dose would further demonstrate how corticosteroids are worse than ineffective – they' | Latent pathogens grow slowly and accumulate over the course of decades. There is every reason to believe that a longer-term study as well as one looking at dose would further demonstrate how corticosteroids are worse than ineffective – they' | ||
- | A systematic review(({{pubmed> | + | A systematic review(({{pmid> |
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==== Corticosteroids cause relapse ===== | ==== Corticosteroids cause relapse ===== | ||
- | According to a comparative study(({{pubmed> | + | According to a comparative study(({{pmid> |
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===== Side effects of corticosteroid therapy ===== | ===== Side effects of corticosteroid therapy ===== | ||
- | Corticosteroid therapy can produce a range of negative side effects in humans. Side effects tend to be dose- and duration-dependent. The table below summarizes some of the more common side effects. A more [[http:// | + | Corticosteroid therapy can produce a range of negative side effects in humans. Side effects tend to be dose- and duration-dependent. The table below summarizes some of the more common side effects. A more [[https:// |
^System or function ^ Side effect^ | ^System or function ^ Side effect^ | ||
- | |brain | + | |brain |
- | |bone | + | |bone |
- | |endocrine |suppression of adrenal response(({{pubmed> | + | |endocrine |suppression of adrenal response(({{pmid> |
- | |eyes |cataracts(({{pubmed> | + | |eyes |cataracts(({{pmid> |
- | |gastrointestinal |gastrointestinal hemorrhage(({{pubmed> | + | |gastrointestinal |gastrointestinal hemorrhage(({{pmid> |
- | |muscle | + | |muscle |
- | |psychological |dementia(({{pubmed> | + | |psychological |dementia(({{pmid> |
- | |sexual, female |menstruation disturbance(({{pubmed> | + | |sexual, female |menstruation disturbance(({{pmid> |
- | |sexual, male |decrease testosterone(({{pubmed>long: 3083749}})) (({{pubmed>long: 7983641}})) | | + | |sexual, male |decrease testosterone(({{pmid>long: 3083749}})) (({{pmid>long: 7983641}})) | |
- | |skin |skin atrophy(({{pubmed> | + | |skin |skin atrophy(({{pmid> |
==== Side effects in children ==== | ==== Side effects in children ==== | ||
- | Whether taking injectable or inhaled corticosteroids, | + | Whether taking injectable or inhaled corticosteroids, |
- | ^System or function ^ Side effect^^ | + | ^System or function ^ Side effect^ |
- | |bone | + | |bone |
- | |dental | + | |dental |
- | |endocrine |suppression of adrenal response(({{pubmed> | + | |endocrine |suppression of adrenal response(({{pmid> |
- | |immunological | + | |immunological |
- | |psychological | + | |psychological |
- | |skin |skin death(({{pubmed> | + | |skin |skin death(({{pmid> |
- | |urinary | + | |urinary |
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==== Images of side effects ==== | ==== Images of side effects ==== | ||
- | Courtesy the [[http:// | + | Courtesy the [[https:// |
{{gallery> | {{gallery> | ||
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===== Notes and comments ===== | ===== Notes and comments ===== | ||
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* Legacy content | * Legacy content | ||
- | * http:// | + | * https:// |
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+ | * **SARS and mental health problems** – In a 2009 study, many survivors of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) pandemic of 2003 suffer from persistent mental health problems and chronic fatigue years later.(({{pmid> | ||
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- | * **SARS and mental health problems** – In a 2009 study, many survivors of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) pandemic of 2003 suffer from persistent mental health problems and chronic fatigue years later.(({{pubmed> | + | ..Trevor.. |
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+ | ===== References =====</ | ||
- | ===== References ===== |