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A subgroup of patients with dermatitis who discontinue topical corticosteroids after long-term treatment have clinical rebounding triad manifestations

Clinical Rebounding Triad After Corticosteroid Discontinuation

Duration and frequency of topical corticosteroid use predicts rebounding triad
For kidney transplant recipients

Steroid Avoidance May Not Help Reduce Posttransplant Diabetes

Limited effect among adult patients during five years following kidney transplantation
Asthma treatments

Asthma Rx Deemed Less Likely to Work in Patients Aged 30 and Up

Having respiratory condition for longer time, lower lung function may be factors
Oral prednisone is no more effective than placebo for sciatica pain and provide only modest improvement in function

Prednisone for Sciatica No Better Than Placebo

But steroid was tied to small improvements in ability to perform daily activities
Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with inhaled corticosteroids is associated with increased risk of pneumonia

ATS: Risk of Pneumonia Up With Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD

Observational studies show reduction in odds of pneumonia-associated, all-cause mortality
For patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia and high initial inflammatory response

Methylprednisolone Use Cuts Treatment Failure in Pneumonia

Findings for patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia, high inflammatory response
For patients with low back pain

Epidural Steroid Injections Tied to Small Surgery-Sparing Effect

Moderate/low evidence that patients receiving ESI versus control less likely to undergo surgery
From 1988 to 2012

Antenatal Corticosteroid Use Up, Even When Not Optimal

From 1988 to 2012, increase in optimal, suboptimal, and questionably appropriate use