Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Therapy
Investigators at University Hospital have published new data on pulmonary sarcoidosis therapy
Published in Respiratory Therapeutics Week, March 17th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Treatments for pulmonary sarcoidosis.' "Corticosteroids (oral or inhaled) are commonly used to treat pulmonary sarcoidosis; however, there is no consensus about when to start treatment, what dose of steroids to give and for how long. Immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agents (used in immunosuppressive doses) are used in addition to oral corticosteroids to treat multisystem and chronic sarcoidosis, or as steroid-sparing agents," investigators in Carshalton, the United Kingdom report.
"We summarize the findings from two Cochrane systematic reviews that have examined the efficacy of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive and...
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