Steroid treatment in children with sickle-cell disease

Given the controversy concerning the effects of steroids in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), we evaluated the tolerability of long-term steroid treatment in 16 children with SCD and autoimmune and/or systemic diseases. The steroid treatment was poorly tolerated.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sonia Couillard, Malika Benkerrou, Robert Girot, Valentine Brousse, Alicia Ferster, Brigitte Bader-Meunier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2007-03-01
Series:Haematologica
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/4382