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Steroid pulse therapies in dermatology
oleh: Gaurang Gupta, Ambuj Jain, Naveen Kikkeri Narayanasetty
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Steroids pulse therapies are used in inflammatory and autoimmune conditions as they are cumulatively less toxic. Pulse therapy is the administration of supra therapeutic administration of steroids in intermittent manner. This form of therapy has given excellent treatment response with very few side-effects. Various modifications of steroid pulse therapies have been tried in pemphigus, alopecia, vitiligo etc., successfully.