Predictors of corticosteroid tapering in SLE patients: the Hopkins Lupus Cohort

Purpose Organ damage in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients is highly associated with the use of corticosteroids. Doses of prednisone below 6 mg daily are associated with reduced organ damage. We now report on the largest prospective cohort study of predictors of prednisone tapering in SLE p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Lupus 2013-06, Vol.22 (7), p.697-701
Hauptverfasser:	Zahr, Z Abou, Fang, H, Magder, LS, Petri, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult African Americans African Americans - statistics & numerical data Age Age Factors Cardiovascular disease Cohort Studies Creatinine Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Drug dosages Education Educational Status Ethnicity European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Female Follow-Up Studies Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage Glucocorticoids - adverse effects Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Lupus Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - drug therapy Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - physiopathology Male Medicine Middle Aged Patients Prednisone - administration & dosage Prednisone - adverse effects Prednisone - therapeutic use Prospective Studies Proteinuria - epidemiology Severity of Illness Index Statistical analysis Steroids White people Young Adult
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