Annoying Hiccups following Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection of Betamethasone Acetate/Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate at the Knee Joint by George Habib, Suheil Artul, Geries Hakim

“…Usually, high rather than regular doses of systemic steroids are incriminated, and this could explain the fact that very few cases of hiccups following regional corticosteroid treatment were reported. …”
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Glucocorticosteroid in Treatment of Severe Pneumonia by Felinda Ariani, Kaixiong Liu, Zhang Jing, Jieming Qu

“…The balance between inflammatory mediators is key for the outcome of the pulmonary infection; elimination of invading pathogen was marked by the release of cytokines and other inflammatory mediators from alveolar macrophages and glucocorticoid steroids (GCs) acting on the inflammatory component. …”
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Unusual Clinical Presentation of Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Masquerading as Eczema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Nhat Q. Trinh, Issra Rashed, Kelli A. Hutchens, Aileen Go, Edward Melian, Rebecca Tung

“…Despite treatments with topical steroids and moisturizers, the condition did not resolve. …”
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Unilateral RS3PE in a Patient of Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis by Ankur Nandan Varshney, Nilesh Kumar, Ashutosh Tiwari, Ravi Anand, Sashi Ranjan Prasad, Arvind Anand, Abhinandan Mishra, N. K. Singh

“…Later a rheumatologic consultation leads to a prompt diagnosis, and treatment with steroids leads to dramatic reversal of symptoms. This case demonstrates the rare presentation of this rare clinical entity and highlights the necessity of awareness regarding unilateral disease to clinicians.…”
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Ocular Myocysticercosis Masquerading as Orbital Cellulitis by Ruchi Shukla, Nilakshi Banerjee, Ashutosh K. Mishra, Kushal Singh

“…Treatment with oral steroids and anthelminthic medication was initiated, with clinical improvement upon regular follow-up. …”
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Successful Treatment of Hemifacial Myokymia and Dystonia Associated to Linear Scleroderma “En Coup de Sabre” with Repeated Botox Injections by Carlos A. Cañas, Jorge L. Orozco, Andrea Caicedo Paredes, Fabio Bonilla-Abadía

“…He was initially treated with methotrexate and steroids without response, so later on he underwent repeated Botox injections with remarkable improvement.…”
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NSAIDs and Triptans – a (not) New Treatment Option for Migraine by B. Kakta, Rasa Mameniškienė

“…As peripheral sensitization lingers on, central sensitization of the spinal trigeminal nucleus occurs. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and triptans are first line treatment of a migraine attack. …”
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Standardization Study of Ghritas by D. Shaila, M. K. Santosh, T. Chandrakumar, I. Sanjeeva Rao

“…Qualitative analysis of alcoholic extracts of all the four ghritas shows the presence of glycosides and hexane extracts shows the presence of glycosides and steroids. TLC study of ghritas was carried out in toulene-ethyl acetate solvent system. …”
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Antondine Injection-Associated Fixed Drug Eruption: A Case Report by Yan Yang, Peng-Fei Li, Qiang Ma, Xiao-Na Wang, Qing Chen, Ling-Yun Ma, Hao Tang, Zhen Wang

“…Background: Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a drug hypersensitivity reaction caused by antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs primarily. Antondine injection is a drug used to reduce fever, mainly composed of aminopyrine, antipyrine and barbiturate, and its adverse reactions include anaphylactic shock, epidermolysis, rash, agranulocytosis, etc. …”
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Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Temporal Bone: Three Cases and a Review of the Literature by Huiqin Tian, Tingting Liu, Cong Wang, Lijun Tang, Zhibin Chen, Guangqian Xing

“…Another one underwent tympanomastoidectomy in combination with oral steroids, radiation, and chemotherapy, but the IP still recurred. …”
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A Case of Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis Associated with Autoimmune Hepatitis by Hamoon Eshraghi, Aria Mahtabfar, Mohammad H. Dastjerdi

“…The patient was treated with topical and systemic steroids, immunosuppressant drugs (azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil), a biologic (rituximab), and surgery (conjunctival resection), and the peripheral ulcerative keratitis epithelialized but ultimately led to corneal perforation. …”
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Management of Uveitis-Related Choroidal Neovascularization: From the Pathogenesis to the Therapy by Enzo D’Ambrosio, Paolo Tortorella, Ludovico Iannetti

“…Also we reported the success rate of single studies concerning the therapies of choroidal neovascularization secondary to uveitis during the last decade: photodynamic therapy, intravitreal bevacizumab, and intravitreal ranibizumab, besides steroidal and immunosuppressive therapy. Hereby a standardization of the therapeutic approach is proposed.…”
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Immune Thrombocytopenia in a Child with T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma by Kayo Tokeji, Sachi Sakaguchi, Tomoko Kurimoto, Junya Fujimura, Toshiaki Shimizu

“…He was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) after thorough investigations for the relapse of lymphoma and was successfully treated with immunoglobulin and steroids. ITP is known to be associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, and various types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma but rarely with T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma or in children. …”
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Eltrombopag Improves Refractory Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Natsuki Shima, Keiichi Sumida, Masahiro Kawada, Akinari Sekine, Masayuki Yamanouchi, Rikako Hiramatsu, Noriko Hayami, Eiko Hasegawa, Tatsuya Suwabe, Junichi Hoshino, Naoki Sawa, Kenmei Takaichi, Kenichi Ohashi, Takeshi Fujii, Yoshifumi Ubara

“…She was treated with steroids, intravenous cyclophosphamide, intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasma exchange, but her thrombocytopenia did not improve. …”
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A Case of Severe Asthma with Eosinophilic Otitis Media Successfully Treated with Anti-IgE Monoclonal Antibody Omalizumab by Azusa Okude, Etsuko Tagaya, Mitsuko Kondo, Manabu Nonaka, Jun Tamaoki

“…However, her asthma was poorly controlled despite treatment involving combination inhalation of high-dose corticosteroid and long-acting β2-aderenergic agonist (LABA) and regularly taking oral steroids. Hearing loss and otorrhea appeared at the age of 44, and she was given a diagnosis of eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) and received medical treatment. …”
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Levetiracetam-induced drug reaction: violaceous discrete maculopapular rash: A case report by Arvinpreet Kour, Ajaydeep Singh

“…Results: There was complete improvement of the pigmentation after stopping the medicine with the use of local kalamine lotions with oral steroids for 14 days. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is rare as a side effect of levetiracetam. …”
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Analgesia in the Emergency Department for Lower Leg and Knee Injuries: A Case Report by Michael Shalaby, Yonhoon Lee, Joseph McShannic, Michael Rosselli

“…Pain management for these injuries often consists of acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, and opioids. Despite this treatment regimen, adequate analgesia is not always achieved. …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis—Immunologically Triggered Liver Pathogenesis—Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies by Elisabeth Sucher, Robert Sucher, Tanja Gradistanac, Gerald Brandacher, Stefan Schneeberger, Thomas Berg

“…AIH responds favorably to steroids and pharmacologic immunosuppression, and liver transplantation is only necessary in cases with acute liver failure or end-stage liver cirrhosis. …”
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Rifampicin for Treatment of Cholestatic Pruritus Caused by Drug-Induced Acute Liver Injury as Assessed by the RUCAM Classification by Ali R. Ahmadi, Maria Chicco, Marcel van den Berge

“…A male bodybuilder of 39 years of age developed severe pruritus, nausea, and jaundice after injecting anabolic steroids purchased on the black market. The patient had no history of liver disease and no risk factors for viral hepatitis. …”
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Acquired von Willebrand Disease Associated with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance by Sijan Basnet, Catherine Lin, Rashmi Dhital, Izza Mir, Elan Mohanty, Biswaraj Tharu, Sushil Ghimire, Dilli Ram Poudel

“…He was treated with factor VIII, haemate-p, rituximab, two cycles of IVIg, and three weeks of oral steroids.…”
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