Corticosteroid Use and Complications in a US Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort.

Corticosteroid Use and Complications in a US Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort.

Corticosteroids are effective for the short-term treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Long-term use, however, is associated with significant adverse effects. To define the: (1) frequency and duration of corticosteroid use, (2) frequency of escalation to corticosteroid-sparing therapy, (3)...

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Main Authors: Akbar K Waljee, Wyndy L Wiitala, Shail Govani, Ryan Stidham, Sameer Saini, Jason Hou, Linda A Feagins, Nabeel Khan, Chester B Good, Sandeep Vijan, Peter D R Higgins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4918923?pdf=render

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