Inhaled and Systemic Corticosteroid Therapies: Do They Contribute to Inspiratory Muscle Weakness in Asthma?

Background: Patients with asthma incur the risk of steroid-induced myopathy, which is a well-known side effect of treatment with corticosteroids. However, the adverse effect of long-term steroid treatment on respiratory muscle function remains controversial. Objective: We aimed to evaluate the effec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Respiration 1999, Vol.66 (4), p.332-337
Hauptverfasser:	Akkoca, O., Mungan, D., Karabiyikoglu, G., Mısırlıgil, Z.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Inhalation Adult Anti-Inflammatory Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Inflammatory Agents - adverse effects Asthma - drug therapy Asthma - physiopathology Beclomethasone - administration & dosage Beclomethasone - adverse effects Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Clinical Investigations Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Female Humans Male Medical sciences Muscular Diseases - chemically induced Pharmacology. Drug treatments Prednisone - administration & dosage Prednisone - adverse effects Respiratory Muscles - drug effects Risk Factors Time Factors Toxicity: nervous system and muscle
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