Why It Is Not Always Anxiety: A Tough Diagnosis of Stiff Person Syndrome by Carmen Elena Cervantes, Hsien Lee Lau, Tina Ataian Binazir, Keith O. O’Brien, Jonathan S. Cross

“…The patient’s symptoms became refractory to benzodiazepines and required steroids with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Her rigidity subsequently responded to plasmapheresis. …”
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Toxic epidermal necrolysis with thrombocytopenia induced by intravenous immunoglobulin: a case report and mini review by Yoshihiro Nishita, Masatoshi Taga, Nozomi Arakawa, Tomoki Ishida, Sawako Ochiai, Hiroto Ono, Fumiaki Taga, Togen Masauji

“…Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is used when steroids are ineffective in TEN and may improve mortality; however, thrombocytopenia is a rare adverse event associated with IVIg use. …”
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Successful Control of Acute Myelofibrosis with Lenalidomide by G. Vassilopoulos, M. Palassopoulou, K. Zisaki, M. Befani, E. Bouronikou, N. Giannakoulas, E. Stathopoulou, P. Matsouka

“…The patient was treated for four months with anabolic steroids (Danazol), growth factors and received regular blood transfusions. …”
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Extraction and Physicochemical Characterization of Mucilage from Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Miller by Mariel Monrroy, Erick García, Katherine Ríos, José Renán García

“…The phytochemical analysis shown the presence of alkaloids and terpenes/steroids. The Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) spectrum of the mucilage exhibits typical bands for carbohydrates as O–H, C–H, and –COO−. …”
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Improving Survival in Decompensated Cirrhosis by Amar Nath Mukerji, Vishal Patel, Ashokkumar Jain

“…Sparing and judicious use of steroids needs to be borne in mind in treatment of ARDS and acute hepatitis from alcohol or autoimmune process.…”
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Severe Aplastic Anemia following Acute Hepatitis from Toxic Liver Injury: Literature Review and Case Report of a Successful Outcome by Kamran Qureshi, Usman Sarwar, Hicham Khallafi

“…We report a case of young male who presented with AH resulting from the intake of muscle building protein supplements and anabolic steroids. The liver injury slowly resolved with supportive care and after 4 months of attack of AH, he developed SAA. …”
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Large Pyoderma Gangrenosum-Like Ulcers: A Rare Presentation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis by Basheer Tashtoush, Roya Memarpour, Yasmin Johnston, Jose Ramirez

“…Despite aggressive treatment with Cyclophosphamide and steroids over one year, the patient had persistent nonhealing large ulcers and developed multiple lung nodules with cavitary lesions.…”
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Amyloid β-Related Angiitis Causing Coma Responsive to Immunosuppression by Shennan A. Weiss, David Pisapia, Stephan A. Mayer, Joshua Z. Willey, Kiwon Lee

“…The patient was started on cyclophosphamide and steroids. Following a week of treatment he awakened and over several weeks made a significant neurological recovery. …”
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Seronegative Arthritis and Whipple Disease: Risk of Misdiagnosis in the Era of Biologic Agents by Luca Quartuccio, Ivan Giovannini, Stefano Pizzolitto, Maurizio Scarpa, Salvatore De Vita

“…He was treated with steroids and antitumour necrosis factor agents, but showed no improvement. …”
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Unveiling nature’s antidiabetic potential in Berberis orthobotrys seeds for alloxan-induced diabetic rats by Ali Imran Abid, Hira Muzammel, Mohsin Javed, Muhammad Muntazir Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Ammar Zidan, Fadi Jaber, K. K. Mujeeb Rahman, Ali Bahadur, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Saad, Ayed A. Dera, Yousif A. Asiri, Abd-ElAziem Farouk, Salman Aloufi

“…Studies on the phytochemistry of AMEBO also exposed the existence of alkaloids, steroids, glycosides, flavonoids and resins. Serum lipid measurements showed a substantial reduction in triglycerides and total cholesterol on days 7 and 15. …”
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Effectiveness of ethanol extract of Morinda citrifolia L. as an anti-inflammatory: A preclinical study by Mega Hayati, Ali Napiah Nasution, Ermi Girsang, Adek Amansyah, Fioni

“…(noni fruit) contains bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, steroids, and triterpenoids with potential anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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Lipoprotein Biology During Induced Oogenesis in the Shortfinned Eel, <i>Anguilla australis</i>—Vascular Transport by Erin L. Damsteegt, Benedetta Mercuriali, Georgia Thomson-Laing, Joanna M. Ward, P. Mark Lokman

“…The ongoing presence of 11-ketotestosterone in the circulation and the increase in 17β-estradiol levels reinforced the importance of steroids in mediating the gonadotropic signal associated with hypophysation. …”
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Daptomycin-Induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia: Late Onset and Quick Recovery by Mohamad Rachid, Khansa Ahmad, Meghan Saunders-Kurban, Aelia Fatima, Aditya Shah, Anas Nahhas

“…We present a case of AEP caused by daptomycin, with complete recovery after discontinuation of daptomycin and administration of steroids. The patient had AEP after almost 6 weeks of daptomycin therapy which has never been reported in literature and our patient achieved complete recovery with appropriate management.…”
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Factors Predicting the Adherence to the Therapy of Italian IBD Patients by Cristina Bucci, Fabiana Zingone, Stella Tammaro, Paola Iovino, Antonella Santonicola, Carolina Ciacci

“…According to the scale, our population showed a 62.5% medium-high adherence to oral 5-ASA, a 72% medium–high adherence to immunomodulators, a 60% medium–high adherence to oral steroids, and 94.9% adherence to biologics. Younger patients tend to be less compliant to the therapy. …”
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Acknowledging and addressing real-world challenges to treating immune-related adverse events by Bonnie L Bermas, Mitchell S von Itzstein, David E Gerber, Alexa Meara

“…Currently, irAE treatment remains suboptimal in many areas, as many expert guidelines remain vague on the optimal selection, dosing, and duration of steroids and the use of other immunosuppressive agents. …”
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Benzylthiouracil-Induced Glomerulonephritis by Sihem Trimeche Ajmi, Rim Braham, Sarra Toumi, Molka Chadli Chaieb, Amel Maaroufi, Koussay Ach, Larbi Chaieb

“…The drug was therefore discontinued and the patient was treated with steroids and immunosuppressive treatment during 3 months. …”
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Cytokine Reduction in the Setting of an ARDS-Associated Inflammatory Response with Multiple Organ Failure by Karl Träger, Christian Schütz, Günther Fischer, Janpeter Schröder, Christian Skrabal, Andreas Liebold, Helmut Reinelt

“…At anesthesia induction, the patient aspirated and subsequently developed a severe SIRS with ARDS and multiple organ failure requiring the use of ECMO, CRRT, antibiotics, and low dose steroids. Due to a rapid deterioration in clinical status and a concurrent surge in inflammatory biomarkers, an extracorporeal cytokine adsorber (CytoSorb) was added to the CRRT blood circuit. …”
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Siltuximab for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy–related CRS and ICANS: a multicenter retrospective analysis by Amneet Bajwa, Qiuhong Zhao, Marcus Geer, Chenyu Lin, James Westholder, Joseph Maakaron, Monalisa Ghosh, David Frame, Ahmed Galal, Justin Tossey, Nausheen Ahmed, Evandro Bezerra, Nathan Denlinger, Marcos de Lima, Narendranath Epperla, Paolo Caimi, Timothy Voorhees

“…Sixteen patients had CRS previously treated with tocilizumab and 17 patients had ICANS previously treated with steroids. Of the patients with CRS at the time of siltuximab, 75% had improvement in CRS grade. …”
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Cytotoxicity of Ethyl Acetate Extract of Avocado Seeds (Persea americana Mill.) on Mouse Melanoma B16F10 Cell Line by Shalina Sebayang, Silmi Mariya, Raendi Rayendra, Ietje Wientarsih, Bambang Pontjo Priosoeryanto

“…Phytochemical screening has revealed the presence of flavonoids, saponins, and steroids. The DPPH assay yielded an IC50 value of 89.47±0.73 ppm, indicating an intense antioxidant activity, and HPLC detected 0.09% catechin. …”
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Intravenous Laser Blood Irradiation and Tocilizumab in a Patient with Juvenile Arthritis by Dragos Andrei Chiran, Michael Weber, Laura Marinela Ailioaie, Eovelina Moraru, Constantin Ailioaie, Daniela Litscher, Gerhard Litscher

“…When ILBI was introduced, the patient was receiving disease-modifying drugs, steroids, tocilizumab, and physical therapy. Because the disease was not well controlled, ILBI was applied in addition to other ongoing therapies. …”
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