Former Anabolic Steroid Users Have Impaired Testicular Function
Illegal use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) is associated with reduced serum insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) for years following cessation
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Oral Steroids Increase Infection Risk in Inflammatory Disease
The incidence of infection increases with glucocorticoid dose for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis.
Corticosteroid Use May Modestly Reduce Mortality Risk in Sepsis
The use of corticosteroids in sepsis appears to modestly reduce the risk for death and modestly increase neuromuscular weakness but the evidence is not definitive.
Glucocorticoid treatment ineffective for reducing sepsis-related mortality
Hydrocortisone treatment does not effectively reduce mortality in sepsis.
High-dose steroids increase infection risk in pregnant women with inflammatory conditions
Risk of serious infections is similar among pregnant women with systemic inflammatory conditions using steroids, non-biologics, and TNF inhibitors.
Hair loss after steroid injections
A patient begins rapidly losing her hair after an epidural steroid injection.
A treatment approach for poison ivy
For patients with poison ivy, decontamination should precede steroid treatment.
Transplant, steroids, and diabetes: Inpatient and outpatient management
A patient, aged 60 years, was admitted to the hospital to undergo renal transplant therapy. He had a history of type 2 diabetes for 15 years.
Steroids no use in spinal stenosis
Epidural injections of anesthetic without corticosteroids do not relieve the pain associated lumbar spinal stenosis.
Steroids commonly prescribed for psoriasis
A significant discrepancy exists between guidelines and actual practice.
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