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Author: Ning, Ya-Jing; Ding, Pei-Shan; Ke, Zhang-Yan; Zhang, Yan-Bei; Liu, Rong-Yu
Title: Successful steroid treatment for acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia: A case report
  • Document date: 2018_12_6
    • ID: tx4acpgq_37
    Snippet: In the present case, steroid was prescribed as soon as the diagnosis was established. Considering the old age of the patient, and to avoid potential severe side effects of highdose steroids, an initial dose of methylprednisolone 40 mg/d was used. Fortunately, her symptoms were soon controlled. And when the dose of methylprednisolone was decreased to 24 mg/ d, the improvement continued in patient's condition and radiological evolution, and the mai.....
    Document: In the present case, steroid was prescribed as soon as the diagnosis was established. Considering the old age of the patient, and to avoid potential severe side effects of highdose steroids, an initial dose of methylprednisolone 40 mg/d was used. Fortunately, her symptoms were soon controlled. And when the dose of methylprednisolone was decreased to 24 mg/ d, the improvement continued in patient's condition and radiological evolution, and the main sideeffects included hypertension and hyperglycaemia, which were resolved by antihypertensives and dietary and lifestyle modifications.

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