Life-threatening complications of high doses of intravenous methylprednisolone for treatment of Graves’ orbitopathy

Abstract Background Treatment of moderate to severe Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) is based mainly on intravenous pulses of methylprednisolone. High doses of methylprednisolone can exert several adverse effects, some of which might be life-threatening. The objective of this study is to describe the most s...

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Main Authors: Dorota Walasik-Szemplińska, Grzegorz Kamiński, Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Thyroid Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-019-0074-0