Benefits and harm of systemic steroids for short- and long-term use in rhinitis and rhinosinusitis: an EAACI position paper

Abstract Because of the inflammatory mechanisms of most chronic upper airway diseases such as rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis, systemic steroids have been used for their treatment for decades. However, it has been very well documented that—potentially severe—side-effects can occur with the accum...

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Main Authors: Valerie Hox, Evelijn Lourijsen, Arnout Jordens, Kristian Aasbjerg, Ioana Agache, Isam Alobid, Claus Bachert, Koen Boussery, Paloma Campo, Wytske Fokkens, Peter Hellings, Claire Hopkins, Ludger Klimek, Mika Mäkelä, Ralph Mösges, Joaquim Mullol, Laura Pujols, Carmen Rondon, Michael Rudenko, Sanna Toppila-Salmi, Glenis Scadding, Sophie Scheire, Peter-Valentin Tomazic, Thibaut Van Zele, Martin Wagemann, Job F. M. van Boven, Philippe Gevaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Allergy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13601-019-0303-6