Although use of corticosteroid premedication prior to infliximab infusions is declining, it remains unnecessarily high despite limited benefit and the risk of serious adverse events from ...

In some cases, a steroid (cortisone) injection can reduce back pain and nerve pain that travels into your buttocks and legs by reducing inflammation. Our spine specialists may prescribe a combination ...

It is written: both systemic and topical corticosteroids can exacerbate or precipitate acne or even induce an acneform eruption. Corticosteroids are considered to be acnegenic comedogenic drugs, and ...

“Short courses of steroids are typically given to patients with Crohn's disease who have symptoms from active intestinal inflammation,” says Jill Gaidos, MD, a gastroenterologist at Yale Medicine in ...

Long-term steroid use can lead to many side effects, including heartburn. Steroid medications, including corticosteroids, like prednisone, are common treatments for conditions, like asthma or ...

ORLANDO -- Only about a quarter of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with septic shock were given corticosteroids, and this varied widely by physician and ICU, according to a retrospective cohort ...

Used clinically since the 1920s, corticosteroids interrupt multiple steps in immune activation because of the ubiquitous expression of corticosteroid receptors. Corticosteroids inhibit antigen ...

Widespread steroid use in India is emerging as a key trigger for secondary glaucoma, a sight-threatening condition that can ...

Oral corticosteroids are increasingly used in pregnancy although little is known about the relationship between the drugs and gestational diabetes. Oral corticosteroid exposure during pregnancy was ...