DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Cortisone therapy
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks synovial joints. The process produces an inflammatory response of the synovium (synovitis) secondary to hyperplasia of synovial cells, excess synovial fluid, and the development of pannus in the synovium. The pathology of the disease process often leads to the destruction of articular cartilage and ankylosis of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis can also produce diffuse inflammation in the lungs, pericardium, pleura, and sclera, and also nodular lesions, most common in subcutaneous tissue...
Cortisone therapy - List of case studies
- Motor Neuropathy
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the increase to the standard CSF-serum albumin quotient, a therapy with Rilutex 1 tablet x 2 daily, Rigentex 400 mg 1 tablet x 2 ... In the outpatient treatment with riluzole and cortisone , the patient underwent the first IVIG infusion taking great ...
- Treatments
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Abundant hydration Acupuncture Acupuncture therapy Acupuncture treatment Adaptation training exercises ... Corticosteroid therapy Corticosteroids Cortisone therapy Cortisone treatment Cough assist device ...
- Diffuse Intra-Axial expansive Lesion of the Enchephalic Trunk
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an experimental treatment with Nimotuzumab, and Radiation therapy is planned to continue with Nimotuzumab. ... Now the young patient is taking cortisone that involves an excessive increasing in his appetite compared to his ...
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)_1
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2) What therapy do you suggest? In case the therapy performed is the best one could you ... 2008 when at the Borgo Roma Hospital (VR) an intravenous cortisone drip was performed for 1 week. After an improvement lasted 1 month, ...
- Inflammatory Demyelinizing Disease
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lymphoma history it is recommended to implement preventive therapy only if another episode consistent with MS will occur. ... was confirmed and, at the same time, she was put on cortisone therapy with Solumedrol 100 mg in 250 intravenous saline ...
- Diffuse Intra-Axial expansive Lesion of the Enchephalic Trunk not surgically investigated _3
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in his physical condition by the end of radiation therapy to the brain, which was administered from 11/2008 until 01/2009, but ... he was given broad-spectrum antibiotics for 7 days and cortisone for 3 days. On 02/2009 he showed fatigue and had difficulty ...
- Drugs
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Anti-oxidant supplements Anti-platelet therapy Antiangiogenic antibody Avastin Antiarrhythmic treatment ... Cordarone Cortico-steroids Corticosteroids Cortisone Cotareg Coumadin Crestor Crestor (Resuvastatin) ...
- Diffuse Intra-Axial expansive Lesion of the Enchephalic Trunk not surgically investigated_4
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1) What therapy do you suggest? If you exclude the surgical operation do you share the ... Now the young patient is taking cortisone that involves an excessive increasing in his appetite compared to his ... Now the young patient is taking cortisone that involves an excessive increasing in his appetite compared to his ...
- Lichen planopilaris (follicular lichen planus) affecting the scalp
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1) Do you confirm the diagnosis? 2) What therapy do you suggest? 3) Do you think it will be possible to resolve ... Lichen Planus Pilaris ”. At this point a new cortisone therapy was started: Medrol 16 mg, 1 tablet on Monday, Tuesday, ...
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) secondary to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
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as noted. He was treated again with steroids and plasma therapy. Rituximab was added with eventual remission. A renal biopsy was ... in view of the current therapy. He was discharged with cortisone therapy by oral way that was reduced in approximately three weeks. ...