Pulsed corticosteroid therapy in patients with chronic recurrent ENL: A pilot study

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 233-236

  Girdhar, Anita ^a   Chakma, J K ^a   Girdhar, B K ^a  

^a NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOSE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; RANITIDINE; STEROID; THALIDOMIDE;

ACNE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM; HEART DISEASE; HICCUP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOON FACE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SIDE EFFECT; STRIA; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; CLOFAZIMINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0036630057     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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