Osteoporosis-Related Simultaneous Four Joints Fractures and Dislocation after a Seizure: A Case Report by Abdullah S. AlOmran

“…A case of steroid-induced osteoporosis-related multiple fractures and dislocations are described after a seizure is reported. …”
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Clinical Experience with Tixocortol Pivalate by Stephen B. Hanauer

“…Tixocortol pivalate, the 21-thiol derivative of hydrocortisone. is a newly synthesized steroid with topical anti-inflammatory properties but is devoid of systemic glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid activities and toxicity. …”
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Sustained remission in large-Vessel vasculitis: Do they ever burn out? by Sakir Ahmed, Padmanabha Shenoy, Debashish Danda, Ramnath Misra

“…Relapse rate seems to correlate with the rate of steroid reduction. Relapse was rare when on higher steroid doses. …”
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Treating Acute Severe Eosinophilic Asthma with IL-5 Inhibitors in ICU by Nicolas Barbarot, Emmanuelle Nourry, Nicolas Massart, François Legay, Matthieu Debarre, Pierre Fillatre, Eric Magalhaes, Arnaud Mari, Julien Wallois, Eric Briens, Stéphane Jouneau

“…The anti-IL-5 antibodies reduce the incidence of exacerbation and allowed steroid sparing in severe asthma patients but only two case reports have been published on their use in critical care. …”
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Age and estrogen-associated reductions in hypoxic ventilatory response and chemosensitivity in female rats by Jessica M. L. Grittner, Rebecca Barok, Edgar Juarez Lopez, Misha Shah, Brendan J. Dougherty

“…Respiratory function is modulated by circulating steroid hormones. In female rats, steroid hormones fluctuate across the normal estrous cycle and decline with age, similar to human menopause. …”
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Kimura Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature with A New Management Protocol by Mohamed Ashraf Fouda, Osama Gheith, Ayman Refaie, Mohamed El-Saeed, Adel Bakr, Ehab Wafa, Mona Abdelraheem, Mohamed Sobh

“…Kimura disease can present atypically in a middle-aged Caucasian man with secondary steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome. Steroid, endoxan, and MMF can be used safely and successfully in such situation. …”
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Lupus Pneumonitis Therapy Masks Coronavirus (COVID-19) by S. Soloway, N. L. DePace, A. M. Soloway, J. Colombo

“…Lupus pneumonitis high-dose steroid therapy may mask coronavirus (COVID-19). Case Study. …”
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A Curious Case of Hemolytic Anemia with Pseudoreticulopenia by Scott Mayer, Nikhilesh Srinivasan, Jenny Nguyen, Ryan Spilman, Dmitriy Scherbak

“…Coombs-negative, steroid-refractory AIHAs represent fewer than 1% of all AIHAs. …”
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Terapi Medikamentosa pada Paralisis Saraf Fasialis Akibat Fraktur Tulang Temporal by Jacky Munilson, Yan Edward, Dedy Rusdi

“…Pasien dengan paralisis parsial (House Brackmann II-V) cukup dilakukan observasi dan terapi dengan steroid berupa prednison, sedangkan pada paralisis komplit (House Brackmann VI), terapi medikamentosa dengan steroid dapat dikombinasikan dengan terapi bedah berupa dekompresi atau grafting. …”
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Systemic Corticosteroids Therapy in the Management of Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy by San-Ni Chen, Chang-Hao Yang, Chung-May Yang

“…To report the efficacy of systemic steroid in treating acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR). …”
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Dietary DHA Regulated the Androgen Production in Male Chinese Tongue Sole Cynoglossus semilaevis by Jiahao Liu, Qiang Ma, Feiran Zhang, Qingyan Gao, Zhijun Zhang, Yuliang Wei, Mengqing Liang, Houguo Xu

“…This study aimed to investigate the DHA effects on the sex steroid hormone production in male Chinese tongue sole. …”
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Endometrial factors in the implantation failure spectrum: protocol of a MUltidisciplinary observational cohort study in women with Repeated Implantation failure and recurrent Misca... by Servaas Morré, Ron van Golde, Andrea Romano, Linda Stevens Brentjens, Denise Habets, Janneke Den Hartog, Salwan Al-Nasiry, Lotte Wieten, Aafke Van Montfoort

“…The study parameters are the steroid profile (steroid levels and mRNA levels, protein expression and activity of steroid enzymes) in endometrial tissue and peripheral blood, as well as the activating or inhibitory phenotype of uNK cells based on receptor expression in menstrual blood and endometrial tissue and determination of the vaginal and endometrial microbiome using the inter spacer bacterial profiling technique.Ethics and dissemination The protocol is approved by the local medical ethical review committee at the Maastricht University Medical Centre. …”
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Role of Cyclosporine in Crohn's Disease by CN Williams

“…A prospective, placebo controlled, international trial of cyclosporine A in patients with steroid-resistant Crohn's disease was recently published. …”
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The Role of Open Lung Biopsy in Critically Ill Patients with Hypoxic Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Abdullah Almotairi, Sharmistha Biswas, Jason Shahin

“…The aim of this study was to assess the utility of open lung biopsy in patients with hypoxic respiratory failure of unknown etiology admitted to an ICU and to examine the use of steroid therapy in this patient population. Methods. …”
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A Case of Iatrogenic Cushing’s Syndrome following Use of an Over-the-Counter Arthritis Supplement by Colin Dunn, Joshua Amaya, Patrick Green

“…Iatrogenic Cushing’s syndrome is commonly seen as a complication of chronic steroid use. While most often associated with the use of prescription oral steroids, rare cases result from unintentional steroid exposure. …”
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Budesonide in the Management of Patients with Crohn’s Disease by ABR Thomson, Daniel Sadowski, Robert Jenkins, Gary Wild

“…Budesonide causes less disturbance to adrenal function than prednisone or prednisolone and may cause fewer steroid-associated symptoms. Thus, budesonide is the safer, more effective steroid of choice to treat patients with Crohn's disease.…”
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Nephrotic Syndrome in Children: From Bench to Treatment by J.-C. Davin, N. W. Rutjes

“…On the contrary to SSINS, steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRINS) leads often to end-stage renal failure. …”
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17β-Estradiol promotes the synthesis and the secretion of annexin I in the CCRF-CEM human cell line by Margarida Castro-Caldas, Carlos B. Duarte, Arsélio P. Carvalho, M. Celeste Lopes

“…Since this protein modulates the anti-inflammatory actions of the steroid hormones, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the female sex steroid hormone, 17β-estradiol (E2β), on the synthesis and secretion of ANXA1 in the human CCRF-CEM acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell line.…”
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A Case of Spontaneous Transdiaphragmatic Intercostal Hernia with Contralateral Injury, and Review of the Literature by Alexander A. Chapman, Steven B. Duff

“…It is important for clinicians to be aware of this pathology when evaluating patients with COPD and chronic steroid usage.…”
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How to Measure “Short-Term Hormonal Effects”? by Lothar A. J. Heinemann

“…Interest to assess short-term benefits or risks of sex-steroid hormone use (OC or HRT) exists for years. …”
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