Prevention and management of glucocorticoid-induced side effects: A comprehensive review

Part 3 of this 4-part continuing medical education series reviews several important infectious complications of corticosteroid use, including a focus on pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, and other infections, followed by a discussion of vaccination recommendati...

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Published inJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 76; no. 2; pp. 191 - 198
Main Authors Caplan, Avrom, MD, Fett, Nicole, MD, Rosenbach, Misha, MD, Werth, Victoria P., MD, Micheletti, Robert G., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.02.2017
Subjects
Dermatology
glucocorticoids
infections
pneumocystis pneumonia
side effects
steroids
vaccines
infections
side effects
steroids
glucocorticoids
vaccines
pneumocystis pneumonia
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Summary:Part 3 of this 4-part continuing medical education series reviews several important infectious complications of corticosteroid use, including a focus on pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, and other infections, followed by a discussion of vaccination recommendations in immunosuppressed patients.
ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1016/j.jaad.2016.02.1240