Platelet Rich Plasma for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case Series and Review of Literature by Humeira Badsha, Ghita Harifi, William D. Murrell

“…We present clinical experience for treatment with PRP (2–4 ml) in four patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had inadequate response and persistent pain and inflammation with intra-articular steroids. Irrespective of past and ongoing treatments and duration of disease, all patients showed improvement in the visual analog scale and disease activity score of 28 joints at 4 and 8 weeks after injection. …”
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Therapeutic implications for the PD-1 axis in cerebrovascular injury by James Feghali, Christopher M. Jackson

“…Immune checkpoint agonism has greater specificity than the wider and non-specific anti-inflammatory effects of other agents, such as steroids. PD-1 agonism has already demonstrated success in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis and is being tested in other chronic inflammatory diseases. …”
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Long-term Outcomes (10 years) of Hepatic Transplantation in a Patient with Hepatic Adenomatosis: A Case Report by Abdullah Almunifi

“…She had no significant medical history, chronic liver disease, or diabetes and was not taking any regular medications or anabolic steroids. Abdominal ultrasound revealed hepatomegaly and multiple hepatic nodules. …”
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Significance of Hyperreflective Foci as an Optical Coherence Tomography Biomarker in Retinal Diseases: Characterization and Clinical Implications by Serena Fragiotta, Solmaz Abdolrahimzadeh, Rosa Dolz-Marco, Yoichi Sakurada, Orly Gal-Or, Gianluca Scuderi

“…The presence of HRF less than 30 μm with reflectivity comparable to the retinal nerve fiber layer in the absence of posterior shadowing in diabetic macular edema indicates an inflammatory phenotype with a better response to steroidal treatment. In AMD, HRF overlying drusen are associated with the development of macular neovascularization, while parafoveal drusen and HRF predispose to macular atrophy. …”
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Herpes simplex virus-2-associated esophagitis in immunocompetent host by Haider A. Naqvi, Sumanthkumar Bandaru, Adrien L. Janvier, Muhammad Nadeem Yousaf

“…Common risk factors for HE include a history of HIV, AIDS, malignancy, solid organs transplant, use of steroids, immunosuppressant medications, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy [1, 3–7]. …”
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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Pardeep Masuta, Ioana Amzuta

“…She was conservatively managed with intranasal steroids, cough suppressants and antihistamines given her lack of severe symptoms. …”
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Presenting as Pauci-Immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in Pregnancy by Ryan Kunjal, Raafat Makary, Andreea Poenariu

“…Management initially comprised teratogen sparing agents; steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin; and plasma exchange. …”
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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy with Atypical Symptoms: A Rare Case of Tongue Fasciculation and Facial Muscle Weakness by Shafiq ur Rehman, Saba Zaidi, Mahzareen

“…Effective management in this case included several inpatient plasmapheresis sessions and administration of steroids, which led to significant clinical improvement in the patient’s symptoms. …”
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Relapsing Ipsilateral Vestibular Neuritis by Duilio Emiliano De Schutter, Nicolás Pérez Fernández

“…He was treated with steroids. A vHIT performed 14 days later showed recovery of gains and no refixation saccades. …”
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Phenotypes, Risk Factors, and Mechanisms of Adult-Onset Asthma by Pinja Ilmarinen, Leena E. Tuomisto, Hannu Kankaanranta

“…Adult-onset asthma is characterized by absence of atopy and is often severe requiring treatment with high dose of inhaled and/or oral steroids. Variety of risk factors and nonatopic nature of adult-onset disease suggest that variety of mechanisms is involved in the disease pathogenesis and that these mechanisms differ from the pathobiology of childhood-onset asthma with prevailing Th2 airway inflammation. …”
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Suprascapular Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency for Chronic Shoulder Pain in a Pediatric Patient by Federico Cristiani, Maria A. Hernandez

“…She presented with a complaint of progressive pain starting at age 12, refractory to analgesics including opioids and intra-articular injection of local anesthetic and steroids. After pulsed radiofrequency of the suprascapular nerve, significant pain relief and improvement of the range of motion was obtained. …”
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Phytochemicals, Nutritional and Elemental Composition of different plant parts of Rinorea oblongifolia (C.H Wright) C. Marquand ex Chipp by Adeniyi Ohunayo, Olusola Elekofehinti, Muftau Kolawole Oladunmoye, Anthony Kayode Onifade

“…Phytochemical screening detected alkaloids, saponins, tannins, phenolics, flavonoids, steroids, and terpenoids, with the highest concentrations in the leaves. …”
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Listeria Rhombencephalitis Complicating Anti-TNF Treatment during an Acute Flare of Crohn’s Colitis by L. Stratton, G. R. Caddy

“…Such medication includes steroids, azathioprine, and biologic therapy. These suppress the immune response, and the patient is more susceptible to infection. …”
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Rosuvastatin-Induced Oral Ulcer: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Metab Algeffari, Mansour Alsharidah

“…Four weeks later at a follow-up appointment, all workup did not show any significant findings, the examination revealed a new ulcer on the dorsum of the tongue, and he reported no improvement after antifungal lozenges, nor when administered a short one-week treatment with oral steroids. After eight weeks of statin discontinued, the patient showed improvement with no episodes of ulceration. …”
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Eosinophilic esophagitis in the “atopic march”: dupilumab as an “umbrella” strategy for multiple coexisting atopic diseases by Nicola Lutzu, Nicola Lutzu, Agnese Favale, Mauro Demurtas, Stefano Del Giacco, Stefano Del Giacco, Sara Onali, Sara Onali, Massimo Claudio Fantini, Massimo Claudio Fantini

“…Although often co-existing in the same patient, these diseases are still treated as separated entities by different specialists, resulting in polypharmacy and chronic use of steroids. Thus, a shared-decision approach by a multidisciplinary team composed of different specialists might improve clinical management and outcomes. …”
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The Successful Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Newly Diagnosed HIV Patient with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Complicated by Pneumocystis and Cytomegal... by Jin Kook Kang, Matthew Acton, Bo Soo Kim

“…The patient was successfully treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART), antibiotics, antivirals, steroids, and 48 days of VV-ECMO support, with complete resolution of their respiratory symptoms. …”
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Biotransformation of bioactive compounds in seaweed through fermentation with marine endophytic fungi as antioxidant by Nur Haliza Ghea, Dyah Hardiningtyas Safrina, Tarman Kustiariyah

“…Sargassum polycstum extract and Sargassum polycstum fermented with KTR3 and KTR4 showed the presence of tannins, saponins, steroids, and terpenoids. Fermentation treatment with Trichoderma harzianum KTR3 resulted a non-significant increase in antioxidant activity, indicated by a decrease in IC50 values in the fermented Sargassum polycstum extract. …”
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Suppression of Proinflammatory Cytokines by Etlingera alba (A.D.) Poulsen Rhizome Extract and Its Antibacterial Properties by Rini Hamsidi, Wahyuni Wahyuni, Idin Sahidin, Evi Apriyani, Harsono Harsono, Nur Arsianti Azizah, Fadhliyah Malik, Agung Wibawa Mahatva Yodha, La Ode Muhammad Julian Purnama, Adryan Fristiohady

“…The phytochemical screening of EA was detecting alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, steroids, and phenols. The EA has anti-inflammatory activity by reducing the palms’ edema volume and cytokine levels (IL-6, IL-12, and TNF-α), and the optimal concentration was 400 mg/kg body weight (BW). …”
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Deprescribing and Optimal Selection of Proton Pump Inhibitors (Contributions of the 26th United Russian Gastroenterology Week) by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Sheptulin, V. I. Simanenkov, T. L. Lapina, I. B. Khlynov, N. N. Dekhnich, O. D. Lopina, O. P. Alekseeva, N. V. Korochanskaya, M. F. Osipenko, P. V. Pavlov, S. S. Pirogov, G. N. Tarasova, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, D. N. Andreev, D. E. Rumyantseva

“…The Forum was aimed at discussing issues associated with improving the proton pump inhibitor (PPIs) therapy in treatment and prevention of acid-related diseases and upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) disorders induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and antiplatelet medications. …”
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Challenges in Treating Statin-Associated Necrotizing Myopathy by Patrick Webster, Nicholas Wiemer, Abdalhamid Al Harash, Cody Marshall, Nazia Khatoon, Michael Lucke

“…Treatment recommendations involve a combination of steroids and immunosuppressive drugs. This single-center case series highlights the clinicopathologic features diagnostic for statin-associated autoimmune myopathy as well as treatment challenges for the patient population. …”
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